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paralysis

[puh-ral-uh-sis] / pəˈræl ə sɪs /




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This can cause paralysis and disrupt sensations such as touch and temperature.

From Science Daily

The coach—after a fleeting moment of paralysis—agrees.

From The Wall Street Journal

Delays in antivenom administration can result in respiratory failure, paralysis, irreversible tissue damage, or organ failure.

From BBC

“I was in a state of absolute political paralysis.”

From The Wall Street Journal

As a group, you are experiencing decision paralysis —the inability to choose when presented with too many options.

From MarketWatch