Meaning & use
catatonic
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In a state of extreme unresponsiveness, immobility, or stupor, often as a symptom of a psychiatric or neurological condition.
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The patient lay catatonic, unresponsive even when doctors called her name.
He sat catatonic in front of the television, staring blankly for hours.
A note on using this word
Originally a clinical psychiatric term for catatonia, but often used loosely to describe someone who is completely still or unresponsive.
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