paralysis
paralyses
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pluralof paralysis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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ICBC, China's largest commercial lender by assets, was beginning to restore services as of Thursday afternoon, the newspaper said, citing people briefed on the ransomware attack, which paralyses computer systems unless a payment is made.
From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2023
Sometimes these compounds act as deterrents: nicotine, for example, is produced by some plants and paralyses insects, whereas caffeine suppresses their appetite.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 24, 2020
Nothing proved more vividly the maxim that technology renders civilisation fragile than the great traffic paralyses of the late seventies.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2019
In a recent Australian-made TV political thriller called Secret City, a cyber-attack paralyses the country's air traffic control system.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2016
A caution deferred can be given another time: one given inopportunely is not only fruitless, but moreover paralyses beforehand all the good that might have subsequently been done.
From Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears by Carlo Giuseppe Quadrupani
