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Plural of paralysis

irregular plural

The plural of paralysis is paralyses.

Forms of paralysis

Singular	paralysis /pəˈɹæləsəs/
Plural	paralyses
Countable	countable and uncountable

Meaning of paralysis

noun The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a living body, such as one or more limbs.
noun A state of being unable to act.

Full definition of paralysis

Nouns ending in -is: plural -es

analysis (analyses)
basis (bases)
crisis (crises)
diagnosis (diagnoses)
emphasis (emphases)
thesis (theses)
axis (axes)
travis (traves)
hypothesis (hypotheses)
synthesis (syntheses)
oasis (oases)
taxis (taxes)

Questions about the plural of paralysis

What is the plural of paralysis?: The plural of paralysis is paralyses.
Is paralysis countable?: Paralysis is a countable and uncountable noun.

Adapted from Wiktionary: paralysis (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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