paralyze
verb (used with object)
to affect with paralysis.
paralyzation
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a word derived from
paralyze.
Example Sentences
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“No one realizes there’s this third option — paralyzation — that can change your life forever.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
“If it goes untreated it can cause paralyzation — and it gets progressively worse.”
From Fox News ● Aug. 28, 2020
Derulo narrowly escaped paralyzation and the injury was exacerbated by the fact he wasn’t brought to the hospital on a stretcher.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2015
Not only have the revolutionary disturbances caused enormous indirect loss to the country through paralyzation of agriculture, arrest of development and loss of credit, but they have also been a large direct expense.
From Santo Domingo A Country with a Future by Otto Schoenrich
He was a tragedy and I flew straight to him with arms wide open, which clasped both his shoulders as I gave him a good shake to arouse him from his paralyzation.
From The Tinder-Box by Maria Thompson Daviess
