noun
- a condition in which a person cannot control the movement of some or all of their body, often caused by disease or injury to the brain or nerves
Usage: medical
verb
- to cause someone or something to become paralyzed or unable to move
Usage: formal
Examples
- The stroke left him with palsy on his left side.
- Cerebral palsy affects muscle movement and posture.
- The old man’s hands shook with palsy.
- Fear seemed to palsy his ability to speak.
- The accident palsied her right arm.
- Bell’s palsy causes temporary facial paralysis.