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paralysis
Synonyms and Antonyms of paralysis
complete or partial loss of physical function (as motion or sensation) in a part of the body <the car accident left one athlete with paralysis from the waist down> Synonyms palsy Related Words cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, poliomyelitis; debilitation, debility, decrepitude, enfeeblement, feebleness, frailness, frailty, weakness; infirmity, lameness; disability, impairment; diplegia, hemiplegia, paraplegia, paresis, quadriplegia, spastic paralysis Near Antonyms mobility, motility, sensation
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