complete paralysis

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

total loss of ability to move the body or a part of it; total inability to function

paralysisADJECTIVE + paralysis

Categories:

complete

Examples (10)

  • The country was on the verge of complete paralysis due to the strike.
  • The accident left the athlete with complete paralysis from the waist down.
  • Fear can sometimes cause a state of complete paralysis in decision-making.
  • Severe damage to the spinal cord often results in complete paralysis.
  • A massive power outage led to the complete paralysis of the city's rail network.
  • The ongoing dispute has caused a complete paralysis of the legislative process.
  • In its final stages, the disease may lead to complete paralysis of the limbs.
  • The sudden financial crash brought about a complete paralysis of the banking sector.
  • She felt a sense of complete paralysis, unable to speak or move after the shock.
  • A sophisticated cyberattack caused the complete paralysis of the company's internal systems.