paralysis
/pəˈrælɪsɪs/noun
(pl. paralyses /-siːz/)［mass noun］
1- the loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body, typically as a result of illness, poison, or injury瘫痪（症）; 麻痹（症）。
1.1
- inability to act or function in a person, organization, or place瘫痪：
the paralysis gripping the country.
困扰这个国家的瘫痪。
词源
late Old English, via Latin from Greek paralusis, from paraluesthai 'be disabled at the side', from para 'beside' + luein 'loosen'.