Noun
Abolition of function, whether complete or partial; esp., the loss of the power of voluntary motion, with or without that of sensation, in any part of the body; palsy. See Hemiplegia, and Paraplegia. Also used figuratively.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThey say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death. Anton Chekhov
The maxim Nothing but perfection may be spelled Paralysis. Winston Churchill
She made me feel better than I have ever felt, better than I imagined I could feel, and it scared me, it scared me to the point of paralysis. James Frey
A faith which we follow upon orders imposed from outside is no faith, and a community which puts its dependence upon such a pseudo-faith is ultimately bound to ruin itself because of the paralysis which the lack of a healthy growing science imposes upon it. Norbert Wiener
We cannot define anything precisely. If we attempt to, we get into that paralysis of thought that comes to philosophers, who sit opposite each other, one saying to the other, "You don't know what you are talking about!". The second one says, "What do you mean by know? What do you mean by talking? Richard Feynman
He suffered from paralysis by analysis. Traditional Proverb