paralysis

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun loss of the ability to move a body part

Etymology

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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Synonyms

palsy

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