Meanings
adjectiveparalyzed (comparative more paralyzed, superlative most paralyzed)
comparative more paralyzed · superlative most paralyzed · alternative paralysed
- Partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled.
- Rendered incapable of action.
We were paralyzed with fear.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek παραλυτικός
- παραλυτικός (paralutikós)(of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled
Arabic مَشْلُول
- مَشْلُول (mašlūl)(of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled
Catalan paralitzat
- paralitzat(of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled
Dutch verlamd
- verlamd(of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled
Finnish halvaantunut
- halvaantunut(of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled
French paralysé
- paralysé(of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled
German gelähmt
- gelähmt(of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled
Hebrew משותק
- משותק (meshuták)(of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled
Italian paralizzato
- paralizzato(of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled
Māori mae, pararaiha
- mae(of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled
- pararaiha(of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled
Portuguese paralizado
- paralizado(of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled
Spanish paralizado
- paralizado(of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled
Cite this entry
APA
paralyzed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paralyzed
MLA
“paralyzed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paralyzed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paralyzed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paralyzed.
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