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Added 9 October 2026

paralysis

/pəˈɹæləsəs/ noun

In Latin: paralysis Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about paralysis at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Loss of the ability to move a body part.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin paralysis, from Ancient Greek παράλυσις (parálusis, “palsy”), from παραλύω (paralúō, “to disable on one side”). By surface analysis, para- + -lysis. Doublet of palsy.

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