adj · noun · 4 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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˌpɛɹəˈplid͡ʒɪk/
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General-American, proscribed:/ˌpɛɹəpəˈlid͡ʒɪk/
rhymes with -iːdʒɪk
CMU ARPABET:P EH2 R AH0 P L EH1 G IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:P EH2 R AH0 P L IY1 JH IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia. Paralyzed from the lower half of the body down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person who suffers from paraplegia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
suffering complete paralysis of the lower half of the body usually resulting from damage to the spinal cord
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: handicapped person
History
Etymology
From para- + -plegic.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
parapleeg
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Catalan:
paraplègic
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Esperanto:
paraplegia
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Finnish:
alaraajahalvaantunut
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Finnish:
parapleginen
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
French:
paraplégique
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Galician:
parapléxico
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Galician:
parapléxica
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
German:
querschnittsgelähmt
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
German:
paraplegisch
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Icelandic:
þverlamaður
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Icelandic:
lamaður fyrir neðan mitti
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Italian:
paraplegico
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Italian:
paraplegica
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Māori:
pararūtiki
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Portuguese:
paraplégico
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Portuguese:
paraplégica
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Romanian:
paraplegic
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Spanish:
parapléjico
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Swedish:
paraplegisk
— of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia
Catalan:
paraplègic
— person who suffers from paraplegia
Czech:
paraplegik
— person who suffers from paraplegia
Esperanto:
paraplegiulo
— person who suffers from paraplegia
Finnish:
parapleegikko
— person who suffers from paraplegia
Finnish:
alaraajoista halvaantunut
— person who suffers from paraplegia
Galician:
parapléxico
— person who suffers from paraplegia
Galician:
parapléxica
— person who suffers from paraplegia
German:
Querschnittsgelähmter
— person who suffers from paraplegia
German:
Querschnittsgelähmte
— person who suffers from paraplegia
German:
Paraplegiker
— person who suffers from paraplegia
German:
Paraplegikerin
— person who suffers from paraplegia
Icelandic:
maður lamaður fyrir neðan mitti
— person who suffers from paraplegia
Portuguese:
paraplégico
— person who suffers from paraplegia
Portuguese:
paraplégica
— person who suffers from paraplegia
Serbo-Croatian:
paraplègičār
— person who suffers from paraplegia
Serbo-Croatian:
paraplègičārka
— person who suffers from paraplegia
Spanish:
parapléjico
— person who suffers from paraplegia
Spanish:
parapléjica
— person who suffers from paraplegia
Swedish:
paraplegiker
— person who suffers from paraplegia
