palsy
nounComplete or partial muscle paralysis, often accompanied by loss of sensation and uncontrollable body movements or tremors.
nounA weakening or debilitating influence.
nounAn enfeebled condition or debilitated state thought to result from such an influence.
nounA fit of strong emotion marked by the inability to act.
transitive verbTo paralyze.
transitive verbTo deprive of strength.
transitive verbTo make helpless, as with fear.
nounA weakening, suspension, or abolition of muscular power or sensation; paralysis. See