catatonic

[ kat-uh-ton-ik ]

/ ˌkæt əˈtɒn ɪk /

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adjective

having catatonia, a syndrome characterized by muscular rigidity and mental stupor: The schizophrenic remained in a catatonic state.

appearing to be in a daze or stupor; unresponsive: She had the catatonic expression of an avant-garde model.

noun

a person who suffers from catatonia.

OTHER WORDS FROM catatonic

cat·a·ton·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby catatonic

catastrophic, catastrophic reaction, catastrophism, catastrophize, catatonia, catatonic, catatonic rigidity, catatonic schizophrenia, catatricrotism, catawampus, Catawba

Example sentences from the Web for catatonic

I thought about my younger siblings, and how I might have been catatonic if I lost them in the same manner.
A Personal Plea for Gun Control|Joshua DuBois|April 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
During the 10-minute court proceeding, Holmes looked at times like he was in a catatonic state.
Colorado Shooter: Insane or Just Plain Evil?|Eliza Shapiro, Christine Pelisek|July 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Please, God, let him not say that in yet another address to a catatonic nation.
Can You Hear Goldman Laughing?|Tunku Varadarajan|July 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
An important "catatonic" symptom is a tendency to sudden, impulsive, unexplainable acts.
Benign Stupors|August Hoch

The stupor merged into a catatonic state merely by the development of the inconsistency in her affective reactions.
Benign Stupors|August Hoch
June 28, 1911:—He remains in same apparent stuporous and catatonic attitude.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard Glueck
But I think he is catatonic now; he has lost all touch with the outside.
The Penal Cluster|Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)
The author comments on the absence of senseless motor phenomena, such as would be expected in a "catatonic."
Benign Stupors|August Hoch