From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcatatoniccat‧a‧ton‧ic /ˌkætəˈtɒnɪk◂ $ -ˈtɑː-/ adjective MInot able to move or talk because of an illness, shock etccatatonic stupor/trance
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catatonic• More than once, for example, the machine has been rendered catatonic.• Some women and children have become exceptionally withdrawn or almost catatonic.• Not as catatonic as the viewers at home, I fear.• She was catatonic for over a year and did nothing to take care of the family.• Take the classic case, catatonic schizophrenia-okay?• Andrew was in a catatonic state for several months.• Some historians believe that Andrew fell into a catatonic state, was mistaken for dead, then buried.• When he was stressed he fell into a catatonic state.• They were catatonic with disgust.• Hadfield goes catatonic with terror, and is solicitously carried off to re-education in the jungle. 