What is another word for paralysed ?

Partly or wholly incapable of movement

paralytic

physically handicapped

physically challenged

discoloured^UK

discolored^US

agonised^UK

agonized^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

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“Hannah was temporarily paralyzed on the right side but soon made a full recovery.”

Adjective

Not having the power to influence people or events

leaving much to be desired

up creek without paddle

defenceless^UK

defenseless^US

baulked^UK

balked^US

not much cop

defeasible

innocuous

neutralized^US

neutralised^UK

no-go

not effective

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“The seemingly paralyzed board of directors sat by as the company continued to flounder.”

Adjective

At rest, stationary, immobile, not moving

as if turned to stone

stopped dead in your tracks

without moving a muscle

marooned

as if rooted to the spot

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Adjective

Desensitized or numb to any feeling, sensation or emotion

wooly^US

woolly^UK

anesthetized^US

anaesthetized^UK

dopey

not knowing if you are coming or going

deprived of sensation

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

not knowing if one is coming or going

with Alzheimer's disease

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Adjective

Sluggish or dull

hardly able to keep one's eyes open

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

colourless^UK

colorless^US

anaemic^UK

anemic^US

labored^US

laboured^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

cool, calm and collected

not giving a monkey's

meager^US

not give a tinker's damn

meagre^UK

just watching the clock

without a care in the world

going through the motions

going through motions

with both feet on the ground

cool-headed

going with the flow

rolling with the punches

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Adjective

Weak or lacking in strength

anemic^US

anaemic^UK

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

meager^US

meagre^UK

off-color^US

off-colour^UK

woolly^UK

not feeling up to snuff

wooly^US

sick to one's stomach

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Adjective

Not awake and aware of and responding to one's environment

lacking physical sensation

deprived of sensation

as dead as a doornail

woolly^UK

bedeviled^US

wooly^US

bedevilled^UK

not knowing if you are coming or going

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Adjective

Completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion

Verb

Past tense for to be, or cause to be, immobilized and not able to move

“The name is apt, for the medusa's tentacles paralyze its prey most effectively.”

Verb

Past tense for to be, or cause to be, ineffective or immobilized

brought someone to their knees

confined to a wheelchair

sapped the strength of

reduced the powers of

removed the sting from

shrivelled^UK

shriveled^US

wore oneself to a shadow

ran into the ground

worn oneself to a shadow

got the better of

gotten the better of

wore oneself to a frazzle

worn oneself to a frazzle

worn on

wore on

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“They aim to paralyze our systems by accessing and scrambling them.”

Verb

Past tense for to divest or deprive of confidence or courage

unnerved

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

put someone off their stroke

terrorized^US

terrorised^UK

filled with consternation

knocked the stuffing out of

agonized^US

agonised^UK

brought tears to your eyes

dampened the spirits of

put the fear of God into

made one's hair stand on end

made one's blood run cold

made anxious

turned off

let wind out of sails

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

hectored

blackjacked

gave someone the blues

given someone the blues

tyrannized^US

knocked the wind out of

tyrannised^UK

scared the bejesus out of

chilled to the marrow

scared someone out of their wits

scared the living daylights out of

caused someone to lose their composure

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

scared the daylights out of

made one's flesh creep

shattered the illusions of

scared someone half to death

touched

broke someone's heart

made someone jump out of their skin

tugged at your heartstrings

aroused sympathy

become bored

lied heavy on

harshed someone's mellow

tried the patience of

sickened

lost patience

broken someone's heart

brought down to earth

given someone goose pimples

gave someone goose pimples

given someone the heebie-jeebies

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

took the heart out of

taken the heart out of

bore down

borne down

took down a peg or two

taken down

taken down a peg or two

took down

threw into a blue funk

thrown into a blue funk

gotten on your nerves

thrown into a fright

threw into a fright

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

gave one the creeps

given one the creeps

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“Fear would paralyze him, and he would try to flee, but his feet felt like they were made of cement.”

Verb

Past tense for to cause to be ineffective or deactivated

brought to a screeching halt

prevented from working

prevented from moving

brought to a standstill

threw monkey wrench in

thrown monkey wrench in

become unable to move

become stuck

neutralized^US

neutralised^UK

seized up

ground to a halt

removed the fuse from

rendered defenseless

become immobilized

became unable to move

became stuck

became immobilized

put out of commission

brought to a grinding halt

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Verb

Past tense for to deprive of physical sensation or feeling

cauterized^US

cauterised^UK

deprived of sensation

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Verb

Past tense for to be detrimental to

crippled

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

rained on someone's parade

Verb

Past tense for to frighten greatly

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

frightened someone out of their wits

frightened the life out of

gave someone goose pimples

given someone goose pimples

scared someone out of their wits

scared the hell out of

scared the life out of

frightened the living daylights out of

gave one the creeps

given one the creeps

made one's flesh creep

put the fear of God into

scared the bejesus out of

scared the living daylights out of

scared the pants off

sent into a cold sweat

made someone shake in their shoes

threw into a blue funk

thrown into a blue funk

frightened out of your wits

made one's blood run cold

made one's hair stand on end

scared the pants off of

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

scared the daylights out of

chilled to the marrow

scared someone half to death

made someone jump out of their skin

made someone jump out of his skin

browbeaten

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

given someone the heebie-jeebies

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Verb

Past tense for to hold one's attention (with something fascinating)

mesmerised^UK

mesmerized^US

hypnotised^UK

hypnotized^US

riveted the attention of

Verb

Past tense for to stagnate or prevent from further development

Verb

Past tense for to astonish or shock (someone) so that they are temporarily unable to react

raised someone's eyebrows

took your breath away

taken your breath away

put out of action

hit like a ton of bricks

appalled

hit like ton of bricks

scandalized^US

traumatized^US

antagonized^US

scandalised^UK

antagonised^UK

traumatised^UK

setted someone back on their heels

shaken out of your complacency

shook out of your complacency

gave a turn

given a turn

taken the wind out of your sails

took the wind out of your sails

nonplussed

stopped someone in their tracks

left open-mouthed

knocked the stuffing out of

knocked over with feather

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

galvanized^US

galvanised^UK

knocked senseless

setted someone thinking

mixed up

made speechless

made someone scratch their head

made emotional

killed

caused to be at a stand

swept someone off their feet

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