Standard Lemma guide

paralytic

adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌpæɹəˈlɪtɪk/
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  • rhymes with -ɪtɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: P EH2 R AH0 L IH1 T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Affected by paralysis; paralysed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to paralysis.

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Very drunk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, Ireland, UK, slang

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Someone suffering from paralysis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A drug that produces paralysis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

adjective

Meaning 6

relating to or of the nature of paralysis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • paralytic symptoms

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: paralytical

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7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

affected with paralysis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: paralyzed

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8

noun

Meaning 8

a person suffering from paralysis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: handicapped person

Narrower terms: paretic, spastic

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French paralytique, from Latin paralyticus, from Ancient Greek παραλυτικός (paralutikós, “paralyzed”).

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: paralíticu — affected by paralysis
  • Catalan: paralític — affected by paralysis
  • Finnish: halvaantunut — affected by paralysis
  • Galician: paralítico — affected by paralysis
  • German: paralysiert — affected by paralysis
  • German: paralytisch — affected by paralysis
  • German: gelähmt — affected by paralysis
  • Italian: paralitico — affected by paralysis
  • Khmer: ខ្វិន (khvən) — affected by paralysis
  • Portuguese: paralítico — affected by paralysis
  • Romanian: paralitic — affected by paralysis
  • Russian: парализо́ванный (paralizóvannyj) — affected by paralysis
  • Russian: паралити́ческий (paralitíčeskij) — affected by paralysis
  • Spanish: paralítico — affected by paralysis
  • Tetum: paralítiku — affected by paralysis
  • Asturian: paralíticu — pertaining to paralysis
  • Catalan: paralític — pertaining to paralysis
  • Italian: paralitico — pertaining to paralysis
  • Romanian: paralitic — pertaining to paralysis
  • Russian: паралити́ческий (paralitíčeskij) — pertaining to paralysis
  • Catalan: paralític — person suffering from paralysis
  • Maore Comorian: shirewe — person suffering from paralysis
  • Esperanto: paralizulo — person suffering from paralysis
  • French: paralytique — person suffering from paralysis
  • Galician: paralítico — person suffering from paralysis
  • Italian: paralitico — person suffering from paralysis
  • Italian: paralitica — person suffering from paralysis
  • Khmer: កង្វិន (kɑngvən) — person suffering from paralysis
  • Māori: pararūtiki — person suffering from paralysis
  • Polish: paralityk — person suffering from paralysis
  • Polish: paralityczka — person suffering from paralysis
  • Portuguese: paralítico — person suffering from paralysis
  • Portuguese: paralítica — person suffering from paralysis
  • Romanian: paralitic — person suffering from paralysis
  • Romanian: paralitică — person suffering from paralysis
  • Russian: парали́тик (paralítik) — person suffering from paralysis
  • Russian: паралити́чка (paralitíčka) — person suffering from paralysis
  • Spanish: paralítico — person suffering from paralysis
  • Spanish: paralítica — person suffering from paralysis
  • Ottoman Turkish: گوتورم (götürüm) — person suffering from paralysis