Associations to the word «Catatonic»

Wiktionary

CATATONIC, adjective. (medicine) Of, relating to, or suffering from catatonia; (loosely) motionless and unresponsive, as from shock; withdrawn.
CATATONIC, noun. (medicine) A patient in a state of catatonia.

Dictionary definition

CATATONIC, adjective. Characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke