hemiplegia UK /ˌhem.ɪˈpliː.dʒ(i.)ə/US /ˌhem.ɪˈpli.dʒə/ noun1 •Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.I call the series Dubliners to betray the soul of that hemiplegia or paralysis which many consider a city. — 1904 formshemiplegias