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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It's the love that I have for him sometimes paralyses me.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
“This paralyses freedom of expression and media freedom, as well as impeding the free flow of information,” she wrote in a letter seen by Reuters.
From Reuters ● May 6, 2022
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
Doing great acts of life with a half heart, with a troubled faith, paralyses conscience, and in the end opens the way to tremendous sins.
From Misread Passage of Scriptures by James Baldwin Brown
