All 6 Uses of
paralysis
in
Childhood's End
- A paralysis seemed to descend upon the press and radio commentators: but in the silence could be heard the voice of the Freedom League, anxiously protesting its innocence.†
Chpt 3
- He froze instantly, mind and body paralysed by the impact of the unexpected.†
Chpt 3
- He remained leaning against the window ledge, still staring into the south, paralysed by the presence of illimitable power.†
Chpt 3
- You can call it a paralysis, but it's much subtler than that.†
Chpt 3 *
- Storrngren's paralysis lasted only a moment.†
Chpt 4
- The slight paralysis which the appearance of Rashaverak had cast over the assembly had now vanished.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
-
(paralysis) loss of the ability to move the body or a part of it
or:
inability to act or make a decision