catatonia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkætəˈtoʊniə/
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Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, from German Katatonie, from New Latin catatonia, from a Greek word meaning to stretch tight. By surface analysis, cata- + tone + -ia.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) A severe psychiatric condition, often associated with schizophrenia, characterized by a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.
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(informal, uncountable, usually) A frozen, unresponsive state, as of electronic equipment.
“Relay that!” Thwaite shouted. Somewhere on the bridge a hand closed over a relay and dropped the AIDs into an electronic catatonia.
1998, David Drake, Thomas T. Thomas, Crisis of Empire Book I: An Honorable Defense:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| catatonias | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| catatony | alternative, dated | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (26)
et katatoonia (severe psychiatric condition) · da katatoni (severe psychiatric condition) · cs katatonie (severe psychiatric condition) · es catatonia (severe psychiatric condition) · lt katatonija (severe psychiatric condition) · sh кататонија (severe psychiatric condition) · hu katatónia (severe psychiatric condition) · tr katatoni (severe psychiatric condition) · uz katatoniya (severe psychiatric condition) · pt catatonia (severe psychiatric condition) · sh katatonija (severe psychiatric condition) · pl katatonia (severe psychiatric condition) · cmn 緊張症 /紧张症 (severe psychiatric condition) · ro catatonie (severe psychiatric condition) · it catatonia (severe psychiatric condition) · fr catatonie (severe psychiatric condition) · sv katatoni (severe psychiatric condition) · ru кататони́я (severe psychiatric condition) · el κατατονία (severe psychiatric condition) · fi katatonia (severe psychiatric condition) · ko 긴장증 (severe psychiatric condition) · is geðstjarfi (severe psychiatric condition) · nl catatonie (severe psychiatric condition) · de Katatonie (severe psychiatric condition) · hy կատատոնիա (severe psychiatric condition) · ja 緊張病 (severe psychiatric condition)