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paralyzed

  • past participle
    of paralyze.
    paralyze
    verb (used with object)
    to affect with paralysis.
  • past tense form
    of paralyze.
    paralyze
    verb (used with object)
    to affect with paralysis.

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Mr. Hasan is paralyzed from the waist down and is dependent on a wheelchair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

She then jumped out of a second-story window, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down and using a wheelchair.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

A stroke in 2012 left him partially paralyzed, interrupting a busy acting career.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

She was also battling back from a severe lower back injury that left her almost paralyzed last year.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

I lay in the trough of the brim, paralyzed.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck