paralysed

UK: /ˈpærəlaɪzd/

From the verb paralyse: (⇒ conjugate)

paralysed is: ⓘ

v past (UK)

v past p (UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

par•a•lyze /ˈpærəˌlaɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -lyzed, -lyz•ing. 

1. Pathology to affect with paralysis:
   The injury to his spine paralyzed him from the waist down.
2. to bring to a condition of helpless inability to act:
   The strike paralyzed shipping.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] ˈpar•aˌlyse.  par•a•lyz•er, n. [countable]
par•a•lyz•ing•ly, adv. See -lys-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

par•a•lyze  (par′ə līz′), v.t., -lyzed, -lyz•ing. 

1. Pathology to affect with paralysis.
2. to bring to a condition of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act:
   The strike paralyzed communications.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] par′a•lyse′. 

• back formation from paralysis, modeled on analyze 1795–1805

par′a•ly′zant, adj., n. 
par′a•ly•za′tion, n. 
par′a•lyz′er, n. 
par′a•lyz′ing•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 2. See shock ¹.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

paralyse, paralyze / ˈpærəˌlaɪz/ verb (transitive)

1. to affect with paralysis
2. to render (a part of the body) insensitive to pain, touch, etc, esp by injection of an anaesthetic
3. to make immobile; transfix

Etymology: 19th Century: from French paralyser, from paralysie paralysis

ˌparalyˈsation, ˌparalyˈzation noun

ˈparaˌlyser, ˈparaˌlyzer noun