hemiplegic

adjective

as in paralyzed

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  1. paralyzed
  2. paraplegic
  3. quadriplegic
  4. special-needs
Adjective
  • After strangling the children in the basement of her home with exercise bands, Clancy attempted to kill herself by jumping out of the window of her Duxbury home, leaving her paralyzed.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This is a major escalation for the kingdom, which had re-routed much of its oil exports through Red Sea ports as the Strait of Hormuz remains paralyzed.
    — Salma Arafa, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of paralyzed
Adjective
  • Others are blind or paraplegic, using wheelchairs, walkers or canes, like her.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Amezcua recalled meeting a paraplegic woman with significant health issues who declined hospital care because, in her experience, she was treated briefly and then discharged back to the street.
    — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of paraplegic
Adjective
  • Some were recovering from surgery; others were quadriplegic or in palliative care.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026
  • Aariana Rose Philip is an Antiguan American model and musician who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
    — Aariana Rose Philip, Vogue, 4 May 2026
Definition of quadriplegic
Adjective
  • The couple had a son, Colin, and founded The Denver Foundation to help special-needs children after Colin was diagnosed with severe autism.
    — Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Those organizations then help students access educational opportunities ranging from tutoring and special-needs services to career training, educational technology, dual-enrollment courses and private school tuition where appropriate.
    — Jeffrey S. Trimbath, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2026
Definition of special-needs
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