Associations to the word «Paralyzed»

Wiktionary

PARALYZE, verb. (transitive) To afflict with paralysis.
PARALYZE, verb. (transitive) To render unable to move; to immobilize.
PARALYZE, verb. (transitive) To render unable to function properly.

Dictionary definition

PARALYZE, verb. Make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation".
PARALYZE, verb. Cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats