Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Paralysis
parallelparalyze (-d, paralyzing)
paralysis, n. [L. < Gk 'disable, enfeeble'.] (webplay: motion, palsy, sensation).
Motionlessness; numbness; inability to function or move; petrification; loss of sensation; [fig.] cessation of vital functions; death.
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