Definition of "palsy" []

• Complete or partial muscle paralysis, often accompanied by loss of sensation and uncontrollable body movements or tremors. (noun)
• A weakening or debilitating influence. (noun)
• An enfeebled condition or debilitated state thought to result from such an influence. (noun)
• A fit of strong emotion marked by the inability to act: "Flaherty dithered in a little palsy of indignation” ( Anthony Burgess). (noun)
• To paralyze. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Living with cerebral palsy is a continuous process of exploration."
• "My girlfriend, in a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy, is one of the kindest souls I have ever met and makes her more beautiful to me than any string of pageant contestants."
• "For some people, a child with cerebral palsy is a tragedy."