paralyses
Stops all movement
Paralyses is the plural of paralysis, the loss of muscle function in part of the body.
Various paralyses affect different regions: quadriplegia paralyses all four limbs, while facial paralyses impair expression and speech.
The word also covers figurative immobility: Political paralyses gripped the legislature for months.
Lower body immobility
- quadriplegiaParalysis below the neck
- paresisPartial loss of movement
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
- numbnessLoss of sensation
atrophy · immobility · nerve damage · spinal injury · stroke · polio · neuropathy · motor function
Complete mutual obstruction
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- shutdownCessation of operations
breakdown · collapse · halt · cessation · stoppage · logjam · impasse · stalemate
Solidified by extreme cold
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
- rootedFirmly established in place
- motionlessLacking all movement
statuesque · stunned · stupefied · spellbound · mesmerized · riveted · dumbstruck · stock-still
paraplegia
Lower body immobility
- quadriplegiaParalysis below the neck
- paresisPartial loss of movement
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
numbness · atrophy · immobility · nerve damage · spinal injury · stroke · polio · neuropathy · motor function · weakness
gridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
shutdown · breakdown · collapse · halt · cessation · stoppage · logjam · impasse · stalemate · bottleneck
frozen
Solidified by extreme cold
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
- rootedFirmly established in place
motionless · statuesque · stunned · stupefied · spellbound · mesmerized · riveted · dumbstruck · stock-still · inert
paralysesrevives
Restores vigor or consciousness
reanimates · animates · rehabilitates · invigorates · mobilizes
paralysesactivates
Causes to function
empowers · enables · galvanizes · energizes · catalyzes
paralysesreactivates
Makes operational once more
restarts · unblocks · streamlines · facilitates · expedites
- analysis paralysisInaction from excessive deliberation
- sleep paralysisTemporary waking immobility
- paralysis by analysisInaction from excessive deliberation
- partial paralysisImpaired but present movement
- facial paralysisLoss of face movement
- total paralysis