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catatonic

adjective
cat路​a路​ton路​ic | \ 藢ka-t蓹-藞t盲-nik How to pronounce catatonic (audio) \

Definition of catatonic

1 : of, relating to, marked by, or affected with catatonia catatonic schizophrenia
2 : characterized by a marked lack of movement, activity, or expression tourists who were almost catatonic at finding themselves in their hero's presence— Neil Hickey
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catatonic noun
catatonically \ 藢ka-​t蓹-​藞t盲-​ni-​k(蓹-​)l膿 How to pronounce catatonically (audio) \ adverb

Examples of catatonic in a Sentence

a catatonic stare was all that the neglected resident of the nursing home seemed capable of

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 Williams plays a doctor who has, at least temporarily, helped patients come out of decades-long catatonic states. — Dorrine Mendoza, CNN, "Robin Williams: His advice still matters," 11 Aug. 2019 Last December, Brighid FitzGibbon鈥檚 son, Evan, entered a catatonic state. — Jocelyn Wiener, SFChronicle.com, "Calif. counties inconsistent in offering critical treatment for early psychosis," 5 July 2019 The film shows nearly catatonic elderly people responding to musical stimulation as though animated by a power switch. — Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, "Music might someday unlock the mind's memories, so make your playlist now," 14 June 2019 The season premiere sees June reassigned to a new household in the wake of Nicole鈥檚 disappearance and the Waterford house burning down in a fire started by a near-catatonic Serena (Yvonne Strahovski). — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Handmaid's Tale," 5 June 2019 There, Detective Richard finds Camille practically catatonic, but saves her and Amma while the other police arrest Adora. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "Sharp Objects' Cliffhanger Season Finale Is Pure, Confusing Terror," 27 Aug. 2018 A few more years of this and the simple joy of being able to leave a project out on a workbench overnight is going to leave me catatonic with glee. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "The Joy and Agony of Woodworking in a Tiny Apartment," 10 Mar. 2017 Unfortunately, getting answers won鈥檛 be easy because the man has been in a catatonic state for almost a decade. — Chuck Barney, Detroit Free Press, "TV highlights for the week of July 8-14," 7 July 2018 Similarly, the Skripals were found slumped on a bench in a catatonic state back in March. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Second Novichok poisoning in Britain raises alarm, questions over contamination," 5 July 2018

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First Known Use of catatonic

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for catatonic

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catatonic

adjective
cata路​ton路​ic | \ 藢kat-蓹-藞t盲n-ik How to pronounce catatonic (audio) \

Medical Definition of catatonic

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: of, relating to, marked by, or affected with catatonia catatonic schizophrenia catatonic rigidity catatonic patients

Other Words from catatonic

catatonically \ -​i-​k(蓹-​)l膿 How to pronounce catatonically (audio) \ adverb

catatonic

noun

Medical Definition of catatonic (Entry 2 of 2)

: a catatonic individual

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