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Definition of catatonia in English: catatonianoun ˌkatəˈtəʊnɪəˌkædəˈtoʊniə mass nounPsychiatry 1Abnormality of movement and behaviour arising from a disturbed mental state (typically schizophrenia). It may involve repetitive or purposeless overactivity, or catalepsy, resistance to passive movement, and negativism. Example sentencesExamples - The discussion turned to the incidence of catatonia among patients admitted to academic psychiatric units previously reported in the literature.
- His last exposure prior to the recurrence was over a year prior to admission, during which time he had experienced multiple episodes of catatonia and visual hallucinations.
- After several treatments, Jim emerges from catatonia and can engage in psychotherapy.
- Criteria for the diagnosis of catatonia independent of schizophrenia have been proposed for future classification systems.
- We are dealing with life-shattering illnesses, such as melancholic depression, mania and catatonia.
- 1.1informal A state of immobility and stupor.
violent imagery and musical dissonance induce a state of catatonia Example sentencesExamples - They are weak, fractured, incoherent and ideologically timid to the point of catatonia.
- He's never been the most expressive of actors but here is deadpan to the point of catatonia at times.
- This was a performance so static that it bordered on catatonia.
- Caution threatened to descend into catatonia as, after a bright opening minute or so, the first half turned into a hash of misplaced passes, hoofs into the air and slithering ineptitude.
- Boredom and walkouts are familiar reactions to performers, but this was a kind of catatonia: 900 people frozen in their seats, not reacting at all to what followed.
- Europe is grinding to a halt and fears are mounting that Germany, the third largest economy in the world, accounting for 30% of total European output, is shaping up to be the next victim of economic catatonia.
- Awakening from catatonia and diving directly into high-decibel pleading, recriminations, and rants is no mean feat.
- Those who are still partying through the night are either gripped by the catatonia of the truly drunk or have talked their way back to sobriety and are curiously calm.
- No matter how good his material is, the audience wear him down with a mixture of catatonia and contempt.
- Finally, a nice young lady behind the counter is touched by the divine hand of healing and overcomes her catatonia long enough to notice that she ought to be running her register, and waves me over.
- A sense of catatonia permeates the building as we pass through day rooms full of disturbed looking people suspicious of our presence, who occasionally engage us in bizarre conversation.
Origin Late 19th century: from cata- 'badly' + Greek tonos 'tone or tension'. Rhymes Amazonia, ammonia, Antonia, Babylonia, begonia, bonier, Catalonia, Cephalonia, Estonia, Ionia, Laconia, Livonia, Macedonia, mahonia, Patagonia, pneumonia, pogonia, Rondônia, sinfonia, Snowdonia, valonia, zirconia Definition of catatonia in US English: catatonianounˌkædəˈtoʊniəˌkadəˈtōnēə Psychiatry 1Abnormality of movement and behavior arising from a disturbed mental state (typically schizophrenia). It may involve repetitive or purposeless overactivity, or catalepsy, resistance to passive movement, and negativism. Example sentencesExamples - We are dealing with life-shattering illnesses, such as melancholic depression, mania and catatonia.
- The discussion turned to the incidence of catatonia among patients admitted to academic psychiatric units previously reported in the literature.
- His last exposure prior to the recurrence was over a year prior to admission, during which time he had experienced multiple episodes of catatonia and visual hallucinations.
- After several treatments, Jim emerges from catatonia and can engage in psychotherapy.
- Criteria for the diagnosis of catatonia independent of schizophrenia have been proposed for future classification systems.
- 1.1informal A state of immobility and stupor.
violent imagery and musical dissonance induce a state of catatonia Example sentencesExamples - Boredom and walkouts are familiar reactions to performers, but this was a kind of catatonia: 900 people frozen in their seats, not reacting at all to what followed.
- Caution threatened to descend into catatonia as, after a bright opening minute or so, the first half turned into a hash of misplaced passes, hoofs into the air and slithering ineptitude.
- Europe is grinding to a halt and fears are mounting that Germany, the third largest economy in the world, accounting for 30% of total European output, is shaping up to be the next victim of economic catatonia.
- A sense of catatonia permeates the building as we pass through day rooms full of disturbed looking people suspicious of our presence, who occasionally engage us in bizarre conversation.
- This was a performance so static that it bordered on catatonia.
- Finally, a nice young lady behind the counter is touched by the divine hand of healing and overcomes her catatonia long enough to notice that she ought to be running her register, and waves me over.
- He's never been the most expressive of actors but here is deadpan to the point of catatonia at times.
- Awakening from catatonia and diving directly into high-decibel pleading, recriminations, and rants is no mean feat.
- Those who are still partying through the night are either gripped by the catatonia of the truly drunk or have talked their way back to sobriety and are curiously calm.
- No matter how good his material is, the audience wear him down with a mixture of catatonia and contempt.
- They are weak, fractured, incoherent and ideologically timid to the point of catatonia.
Origin Late 19th century: from cata- ‘badly’ + Greek tonos ‘tone or tension’. |