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paresis

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7 lettersPronunciation /pəˈɹiːsɪs/Part of speech nounSorted aeiprssStarts with PEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a slight or partial paralysis

Word origin

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πάρεσις (páresis, “letting go, paralysis”), from παρίημι (paríēmi, “relax”), from παρα- (para-) + ἵημι (híēmi, “let go”).

Used in a sentence

  • "You really touch the limit," said he. "You enlarge my view of the possible. Cerebral paresis! Mental inertia! Wonderful!" He was too absurd to make me angry.

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