2 uses
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Definition
loss of the ability to move the body or a part of it
or:
inability to act or make a decision
or:
inability to act or make a decision
- It meant that he had seen or heard of something so ugly or frightening that he was paralyzed as a result.p. 195.9
- Terror did not engulf me wholly, but crawled along my mind like a tedious paralysis.p. 235.8
There are no more uses of "paralysis" in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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