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Paralysis

Noun CEFR B2
pəˈɹæləsəs

Definitions

  1. The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A state of being unable to act.
    countable, uncountable

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Examples

“The government has been in a paralysis since it lost its majority in the parliament.”
“Until then, the Sunak administration remains a study⟳ in ineffectuality on multiple fronts, leading Goldsmith to cite, not unreasonably, “a kind of paralysis”.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

paralysis agitans paralysis tick Paralytic paralytic abasia paralytic dementia Paralyze

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