paralysieren

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpaʁalyˈziːʁən/
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  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧ly‧sie‧ren

Verb

paralysieren (weak, third-person singular present paralysiert, past tense paralysierte, past participle paralysiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (medicine or figurative) to paralyze
    Synonym: lähmen

Usage notes

  • Found in a literal sense in medical parlance, though lähmen is commoner even there. Otherwise only used in figurative senses, especially for momentary paralysis caused by shock (or simply shock as such).

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