PARALYZED

paralytic, paralyzed

(adjective) affected with paralysis

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

paralyzed (comparative more paralyzed, superlative most paralyzed)

partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled

Verb

paralyzed

simple past tense and past participle of paralyze

Source: Wiktionary


PARALYZE

Par"a*lyze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paralyzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Paralyzing.] Etym: [F. paralyser. See Paralysis.]

1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.

2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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