Antonyms for paralysis

Grammar : Noun

Spell : puh-ral-uh-sis

Phonetic Transcription : pəˈræl ə sɪs

Definition of paralysis

Origin : 1520s, from Latin paralysis, from Greek paralysis "paralysis, palsy," literally "loosening," from paralyein "disable, enfeeble," from para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + lyein "loosen, untie" (see lose).
Figurative use from 1813. Earlier form was paralysie (late 14c., see palsy). Old English equivalent was lyft adl (see left (adj.)) or crypelnes "crippleness."

As in inertia : noun disinclination to move; lifelessness
As in numbness : noun deadness
As in depression : noun economic decline

Example sentences :

One morning, as he was going downstairs, Orlando was stricken with paralysis.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

He was not wordy, and he tarried but a moment, yet he explained his paralysis.
Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable

Just as the bonds of paralysis had broken, he had lost consciousness.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various

One day, when they were at church, he died of a second attack of paralysis.
Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson

Captain Cy dropped her hand as if his own had been struck with paralysis.
Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

I didn't know but you'd been struck by walkin' paralysis or somethin'.
Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln

The doctor says it's a paralysis or appleplexy or somethin'.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

He has had a stroke of paralysis, and there seem to be other complications.
Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

And it seemed to him that a sort of paralysis had fallen on their wits.
Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini

Then, and not till then, did the paralysis of horror loose its grip on the human.
Extract from : « The Planetoid of Peril » by Paul Ernst

Synonyms for paralysis

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