Antonyms for palsies

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : pawl-zee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔl zi

Definition of palsies

Origin : "disease causing paralysis," c.1300, palesie, from Anglo-French parlesie, Old French paralisie, from Vulgar Latin *paralysia, from Latin paralysis (see paralysis).

As in cerebral palsy : noun brain disorder
As in paralyze : verb immobilize
As in transfix : verb hold one's attention
As in cripple : verb disable; make lame

Example sentences :

Come, let us forget him; the thought of him palsies all my hope.
Extract from : « A Foregone Conclusion » by William Dean Howells

The thought of such a phnomenon cannot well be said to startle the mind:it palsies and appals it.
Extract from : « Eureka: » by Edgar A. Poe

Why palsies are not always immediately preceded by violent exertions.
Extract from : « Zoonomia, Vol. I » by Erasmus Darwin

The mental dereliction of countenance in the other with equal propriety relaxes and palsies the limbs which depend on it.
Extract from : « The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Vol. II (of 3) » by Henry Fuseli

Another phnomenon in palsies is, that when the limbs of one side are disabled, those of the other are in perpetual motion.
Extract from : « Zoonomia, Vol. I » by Erasmus Darwin

It palsies energy and ambition, engenders gloom and despair, and transforms manhood into an icicle.
Extract from : « Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading » by Various

We old fellows have our palsies and apoplexies; and you, young fellows, your fevers and inflammations.
Extract from : « The Tenants of Malory » by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

This will account very readily for the occurrence of painful conditions in certain cases and palsies in others.
Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by James J. Walsh

Synonyms for palsies

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