Examples of paralyze in a Sentence The snake’s venom paralyzed the mouse. The air strikes have paralyzed the city’s transportation system. The company was paralyzed by debt. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ‘paralyze.

Synonyms & Antonyms of paralyze

• cripple,
• disable,
• hamstring,
• immobilize,
• incapacitate,
• prostrate.

Generally, using the words “crippled” and “paralyzed” to refer to people with disabilities is impolite. This means that there are a set of institutions, cultural practices, and attitudes that discriminate against people with disabilities.

1 : to represent or give an account of in words describe a picture The police asked her to describe the thief. There were so many things he wanted to describe …— James Joyce. 2 : to represent by a figure, model, or picture : delineate described in her paintings what she saw from her window.

To ask about feelings you can use the following questions:

1. How are you feeling today?
2. You look sad / upset. Are you OK?
3. You seem a little bit distracted. Are you alright?
4. You seem kind of low today. What’s wrong?
5. You seem a little blue today. What’s the matter?
6. What’s wrong?
7. What’s the matter?
8. Are you OK / alright?

Beat Blue Monday with 10 words to describe happiness

• Ecstatic. If you are ecstatic, you feel very happy and full of excitement.
• Elated. If you are elated, you are extremely happy and excited because of something that has happened.
• Jubilant.
• Merry.
• Upbeat.
• Chipper.
• Convivial.
• Exultant.