Yet for all the publicity they generated, the suffragettes were only a small, extreme branch of a wider movement. Even at the height of the agitation the majority of suffrage campaigners preferred a moderate approach.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  sleep paralysis(Noun) The normal paralysis of the body that occurs during REM sleep. 2  sleep paralysis(Noun) A situation where a person is not fully awake, and although conscious of their surroundings, unable to move or speak, often accompanied by feelings of terror.
Every night during REM sleep (when dreams occur), the body shuts down voluntary muscle activity, inducing a state of paralysis known as REM atonia, or REM sleep paralysis. The idea is to prevent you from acting out your dreams. Occasionally, this state carries on for a brief while after a person wakes up.