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catatonic
adjective cat·a·ton·ic \-ˈtä-nik\
Definition of CATATONIC
1
: of, relating to, being, resembling, or affected by schizophrenia characterized especially by a marked psychomotor disturbance that may involve stupor or mutism, negativism, rigidity, purposeless excitement, and inappropriate or bizarre posturing
2
: characterized by a marked lack of movement, activity, or expression
— catatonic noun
— cat·a·ton·i·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of CATATONIC
1904
Related to CATATONIC
- Synonyms
- blank, deadpan, empty, expressionless, impassive, inexpressive, numb, stolid, vacant
- Antonyms
- demonstrative, expressive
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Rhymes with CATATONIC
cosmogonic, diachronic, diatonic, disharmonic, electronic, embryonic, epigonic, hegemonic, histrionic, homophonic, Housatonic, hypersonic, infrasonic, inharmonic, isotonic, macaronic, megaphonic, microphonic, monophonic, monotonic, nonionic, nucleonic, pentatonic, pharaonic, philharmonic, plate-tectonic, polyphonic, quadraphonic, semitonic, skeletonic, Solomonic, supersonic, supertonic, telephonic, thermionic, ultrasonic
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