Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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katatonic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a person suffering from catatonia.
- adjective of or pertaining to catatonia; suffering from catatonia.
- adjective colloq. appearing mentally stupefied, unresponsive, and motionless, or almost so; seemingly unaware of one's environment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective medicine of, relating to, or suffering from
catatonia - noun medicine A
patient in a state ofcatatonia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs
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Examples
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Tea has 4000 years of History and very few associated Deaths or maimings whilst H&S has knocked countless souls in catatonic stupification with its idiocy.
Nanny Knows Best « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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For example, in psychiatric terms, a zombi might be called a catatonic schizophrenic; both conditions are characterized by incoherence and catalepsy with alternate moments of stupor and activity.
The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985
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Grace Reid stared back at him, her face white as a corpse, her expression almost catatonic with terror.
Bloodstream Tess Gerritsen 1998
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Grace Reid stared back at him, her face white as a corpse, her expression almost catatonic with terror.
Bloodstream Tess Gerritsen 1998
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Grace Reid stared back at him, her face white as a corpse, her expression almost catatonic with terror.
Bloodstream Tess Gerritsen 1998
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Peculiar so-called catatonic states of muscular tension develop, in which the patients remain expressionless and motionless in all sorts of positions.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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We almost didn't notice the accessory the first time we watched the video -- after someone mentioned Major Nelson in a Speedo, our brains went briefly catatonic, which is our reflexive defense mechanism when faced with unsettling mental images.
Joystiq [Xbox] 2010
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They know for sure that they prefer his brand of leadership, warts and all, to the kind of catatonic gerontokleptocracy that preceded it.
Francisco Toro: Why Chavez Wants To Be President for Life 2009
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But it didn't stop me from dropping the word "catatonic" into the conversation at least once a day.
Doggie Downers 2007
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When I was finally out of the office, I went home and entered some kind of catatonic state.
She's clinical, Martha barbylon 2002
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