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I feel very lucky to have grown up having interaction with adults who were making change but who were far from perfect beings. That feeling of not being paralyzed by your incredible inadequacy as a human being, which I feel every day, is a part of the legacy that I've gotten from so many of the adult elders.
Marian Wright Edelman

Meaning of "paralyzed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARALYZED

paralyzed  [ˈpærəlaɪzd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARALYZED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Paralyzed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PARALYZED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Paralysis

Paralysis is loss of muscle function for one or more muscles. Paralysis can be accompanied by a loss of feeling in the affected area if there is sensory damage as well as motor. About 1 in 50 people have been diagnosed with some form of paralysis, transient or permanent. The word comes from the Greek παράλυσις, "disabling of the nerves", itself from παρά, "beside, by" and λύσις, "loosing" and that from λύω, "to loose".

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARALYZED


adrenalised
əˈdriːnəlaɪzd
adrenalized
əˈdriːnəlaɪzd
civilized
ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd
commercialized
kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪzd
decontextualised
ˌdiːkənˈtɛkstjʊəlaɪzd
decontextualized
ˌdiːkənˈtɛkstjʊəlaɪzd
generalized
ˈdʒɛnrəˌlaɪzd
idealized
aɪˈdɪəlaɪzd
idealizer
aɪˈdɪəlaɪzd
individualized
ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒʊəˌlaɪzd
industrialized
ɪnˈdʌstrɪəˌlaɪzd
localized
ˈləʊkəlaɪzd
naturalized
ˈnætʃərəlaɪzd
overcapitalized
ˌəʊvəˈkæpɪtəlaɪzd
paralysed
ˈpærəlaɪzd
personalized
ˈpɜːsənəlaɪzd
specialized
ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd
stylized
ˈstaɪlaɪzd
undercapitalised
ˌʌndəˈkæpɪtəlaɪzd
undercapitalized
ˌʌndəˈkæpɪtəlaɪzd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARALYZED

paralogize
paralogy
Paralympian
Paralympic
Paralympic Games
Paralympics
paralysation
paralyse
paralysed
paralyser
paralyses
paralysingly
paralysis
paralysis agitans
paralytic
paralytically
paralyzation
paralyze
paralyzer
paralyzingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARALYZED

amazed
authorized
computerized
crazed
customized
digitized
galvanized
glazed
medium-sized
organized
oversized
polarized
recognized
sex-crazed
sized
synthesized
unanalyzed
unauthorized
unhydrolyzed
zed

Synonyms and antonyms of paralyzed in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «PARALYZED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «paralyzed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of paralyzed

Translation of «paralyzed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARALYZED

Find out the translation of paralyzed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of paralyzed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «paralyzed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

瘫痪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paralizado
570 millions of speakers

English

paralyzed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रुक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شلت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

парализована
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

paralisada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পক্ষাঘাতগ্রস্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paralysé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lumpuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gelähmt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

麻痺
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lumpuh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tê liệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பக்கவாதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धांगवायू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

felçli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

paralizzato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sparaliżowana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

паралізована
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

paralizat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράλυτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verlam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förlamad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lammet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paralyzed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARALYZED»

The term «paralyzed» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.027 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARALYZED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about paralyzed

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10 QUOTES WITH «PARALYZED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word paralyzed.
1
Maria Bamford
I never really thought of myself as depressed so much as paralyzed by hope.
2
Michael Bloomberg
The politics of partisanship and the resulting inaction and excuses have paralyzed decision-making, primarily at the federal level, and the big issues of the day are not being addressed, leaving our future in jeopardy.
3
Frederic Chopin
The crowd intimidates me, its breath suffocates me. I feel paralyzed by its curious look, and the unknown faces make me dumb.
4
Chris Christie
I believe we have become paralyzed, paralyzed by our desire to be loved. Now our founding fathers had the wisdom to know that social acceptance and popularity were fleeing, and that this country's principles needed to be rooted in strengths greater than the passions and the emotions of the times.
5
Frances Conroy
I guess you're happy if you have some kind of balance in you. I'm a human being. I have days when I feel paralyzed, days when I feel like a slug. Then I have days when I have good energy, I've read the newspaper and I've done different things.
6
Romeo Dallaire
The night I flew out from Rwanda, I landed in Nairobi, and I was on my way back home, and my left side started to paralyze and remained paralyzed with pain, and the stress and so on began to appear physically.
7
Marian Wright Edelman
I feel very lucky to have grown up having interaction with adults who were making change but who were far from perfect beings. That feeling of not being paralyzed by your incredible inadequacy as a human being, which I feel every day, is a part of the legacy that I've gotten from so many of the adult elders.
8
Larry Flynt
I may be paralyzed from the waist down, but unlike Gray Davis, I'm not paralyzed from the neck up.
9
R. Buckminster Fuller
What usually happens in the educational process is that the faculties are dulled, overloaded, stuffed and paralyzed so that by the time most people are mature they have lost their innate capabilities.
10
Gabrielle Giffords
Many may look at me and see mostly what I have lost. I struggle to speak, my eyesight's not great, my right arm and leg are paralyzed, and I left a job I loved representing southern Arizona in Congress.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARALYZED»

Discover the use of paralyzed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paralyzed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Paralyzed
Linebacker Reggie Scott is forced to deal with the repercussions of an incident that shakes his belief in the game he loves.
Jeff Rud, 2008
2
The Promise: A Tragic Accident, a Paralyzed Bride, and the ...
It's the story of true integrity; it's also about finding the incredible strength inside each of us we never knew we had.
Rachelle Friedman, 2014
3
A Brain-machine Interface for Regaining Control of a ...
A critical challenge in improving the quality of life for spinal cord injury survivors is to restore the capacity to grasp and manipulate objects.
Eric Arthur Pohlmeyer, 2008
4
The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed ...
In The Second Civil War, respected political commentator Ronald Brownstein diagnoses the electoral, demographic, and institutional forces that have wreaked such change over the American political landscape, pulling politics into the margins ...
Ronald Brownstein, 2008
5
Paralyzed Without Warning: A Couple?s Journey Back from ...
This book is about unlikely survival, the revitalization of life for two people, and their sharing hard-won knowledge to ease the journey of others.
Suzan and John Jennings, 2012
6
Imagine Being Paralyzed
Explains what it is like to be paralyzed, the causes of paralysis, and how various apparatuses and forms of technology can help paralyzed people.
Linda O'Neill, 2000
7
Reanimation of the paralyzed face
This text reviews the diagnostics & then proceeds to illustrate nerve & muscle grafting procedures as well as adjunctive procedures which are presently used to restore structure & function to the paralyzed face.
Lawrence P. A. Burgess, Richard L. Goode, 1994
8
The Family Guide to Surviving Stroke and Communication Disorders
Dysarthria: The. Paralyzed. Tongue. Dysarthria is the third of the big three stroke- related communication disorders. The speech pathologies classified as dysarthria are a distinct and different type of communication disorder, and there are ...
Dennis C. Tanner, 2007
9
New beginning: an athlete is paralyzed
Permanently paralyzed by a football injury, Steve must learn to develop new interests which will give him hope for the future.
Jane Claypool Miner, Howard Schroeder, Vista III Design, 1982
10
Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence
After a car accident ended the lives of two of his family members and rendered him a paraplegic, the author undergoes rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic and decides to become a disabled yoga instructor.
Matthew Sanford, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARALYZED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paralyzed is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Breakthrough' enables 4 paralyzed men to stand
'Breakthrough' enables 4 paralyzed men to stand. Patients: Procedure improves health, quality of life. POSTED: 8:24 AM PDT July 26, 2015 UPDATED: 9:59 AM ... «KTVZ, Jul 15»
2
Roundup: Power crisis in Gaza keeps various aspects of life paralyzed
GAZA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The endless growing electricity crisis in the Palestinian Gaza Strip has caused a paralysis in various aspects of life ... «GlobalPost, Jul 15»
3
Paralyzed former temporary foreign worker granted two-year work …
EDMONTON - A paralyzed former temporary foreign worker has been granted a two-year work permit that voids her deportation order and ... «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
4
Little Leaguer hits first homer as paralyzed dad watches on …
Less than two weeks earlier, a fall from a ladder left Paul paralyzed from the waist down, and a rigorous rehabilitation schedule at Mary Free ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
5
Former NFL cheerleader partially paralyzed after suffering stroke
(FOX News) - At age 28, a professional cheerleader and dancer's life took an unexpected turn when she suffered a stroke that left her paralyzed ... «MyFOXPhilly.com, Jul 15»
6
How paralyzed patients are able to stand again
(CNN) In what's being hailed as a breakthrough in spinal cord injury research, four men paralyzed from the chest down have risen from their ... «CNN, Jul 15»
7
Paralyzed daredevil beats the odds, sets world record jump in Butte
Though paralyzed from the chest down, he walks with canes. Tanner said he regained mobility because he was determined to defy the doctors' ... «Montana Standard, Jul 15»
8
Teen paralyzed in ATV crash seeking help
Brooke Dahman, 18, was in an ATV accident July 12 in Nodaway County. At Mosaic Life Care since the accident, Ms. Dahman has been told ... «News-Press Now, Jul 15»
9
Bystander paralyzed in shooting receives `life changing gift`
25-year-old Tre Winfrey has been paralyzed from the neck down since March of 2007. He was an innocent bystander in the wrong place at the ... «WGN-TV, Jul 15»
10
Physician assistant leads effort to get paralyzed teen home
Tory Griffin, 18, is paralyzed from the neck down. A rare disorder sneaked up on him, just two months ago. "It started in my right shoulder and I ... «WJXT Jacksonville, Jul 15»

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