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It is quite amazing how hard the subconscious works when it is made to understand that this life is not a rehearsal, there is no safety net and no assurance of any final closure. It is also quite appalling to realize how catatonic the imagination can become when we hedge our bets, opt for the safer direction at every fork in the path.
John Burdett

Meaning of "catatonic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CATATONIC

catatonic  [ˌkætəˈtɒnɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATATONIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Catatonic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CATATONIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Catatonia

Catatonia is a state of neurogenic motor immobility and behavioral abnormality manifested by stupor. It was first described in 1874 by Karl Ludwig Kahlbaum, in Die Katatonie oder das Spannungsirresein. In the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association catatonia is not recognized as a separate disorder, but is associated with psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and other mental disorders, as well as drug abuse or overdose. It may also be seen in many medical disorders including infections, autoimmune disorders, focal neurologic lesions, metabolic disturbances, alcohol withdrawal and abrupt or overly rapid benzodiazepine withdrawal. It can be an adverse reaction to prescribed medication. It bears similarity to conditions such as encephalitis lethargica and neuroleptic malignant syndrome. There are a variety of treatments available; benzodiazepines are a first-line treatment strategy. Electro-convulsive therapy is also sometimes used.

Definition of catatonic in the English dictionary

The definition of catatonic in the dictionary is of or relating to catatonia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CATATONIC


auxotonic
ˌɔːksəˈtɒnɪk
cratonic
krəˈtɒnɪk
diatonic
ˌdaɪəˈtɒnɪk
heptatonic
ˌhɛptəˈtɒnɪk
homotonic
ˌhɒməˈtɒnɪk
hypertonic
ˌhaɪpəˈtɒnɪk
hypotonic
ˌhaɪpəˈtɒnɪk
megatonic
ˌmeɡəˈtɒnɪk
monotonic
ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk
myotonic
ˌmaɪəˈtɒnɪk
Neo-Platonic
ˌniːəʊpləˈtɒnɪk
opisthotonic
əˌpɪsθəˈtɒnɪk
orthotonic
ˌɔːθəˈtɒnɪk
paratonic
ˌpærəˈtɒnɪk
pentatonic
ˌpɛntəˈtɒnɪk
Platonic
pləˈtɒnɪk
stratonic
strəˈtɒnɪk
supertonic
ˌsuːpəˈtɒnɪk
tonic
ˈtɒnɪk
vagotonic
ˌveɪɡəˈtɒnɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATATONIC

catapultic
catapultier
cataract
cataractous
catarhine
catarrh
catarrhal
catarrhally
catarrhine
catarrhous
catasta
catastasis
catastrophe
catastrophe theory
catastrophic
catastrophically
catastrophism
catastrophist
catatonia
catatonically

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATATONIC

architectonic
atonic
cardiotonic
dystonic
electronic
electrotonic
epitonic
excitonic
geotectonic
Indian tonic
isotonic
ketonic
leptonic
Miltonic
photonic
phytoplanktonic
planktonic
plutonic
protonic
syntonic
Teutonic

Synonyms and antonyms of catatonic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «catatonic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATATONIC

Find out the translation of catatonic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of catatonic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «catatonic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

紧张症
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

catatónico
570 millions of speakers

English

catatonic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तानप्रतिष्टम्भी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مشلول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кататоническое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

catatônico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যাটাটোনিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

catatonique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Catatonic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

katatonisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

緊張
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미쳐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Catatonic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

catatonic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேடடோனிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅटॅटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

katatonik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

catatonico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

katatonii
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кататоническое
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

catatonic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατατονική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

katatoniese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

katatonisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kataton
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about catatonic

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QUOTES WITH «CATATONIC»

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John Burdett
It is quite amazing how hard the subconscious works when it is made to understand that this life is not a rehearsal, there is no safety net and no assurance of any final closure. It is also quite appalling to realize how catatonic the imagination can become when we hedge our bets, opt for the safer direction at every fork in the path.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATATONIC»

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Catatonia: A Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment
As a rule, catatonic symptoms mix with the manic and the melancholic conditions, in some instances to such a marked degree that the catatonic symptoms dominate the clinical picture and one can speak of a manic or a melancholic catatonia.
Max Fink, Michael Alan Taylor, 2006
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Catatonia: From Psychopathology to Neurobiology
Although methodologic limitations preclude a definitive answer, the available data suggest that the perception of a decline in catatonia is caused primarily by a reduction in the frequency of catatonic schizophrenia. If this is true, it is interesting  ...
Stanley N. Caroff, Stephan C. Mann, Andrew Francis, 2007
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Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary
catastrophic thinking catatonic schizophrenia hemisphere: restlessness, irritability, anxiety, tearfulness, hyperemotionality, and uncooperativeness. catastrophic thinking In obsessive-compulsive disorder (q.v.), the feared element in ...
Robert Jean Campbell, 2009
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Basic Concepts of Psychiatric-mental Health Nursing
Psychomotor disturbances, such as stupor, rigidity, excitement, or posturing, are the prominent feature of catatonic schizophrenia. Echolalia, the pathological parrot-like repetition of a word or phrase, and echopraxia, the repetitive imitation of ...
Louise Rebraca Shives, 2008
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The Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma
catalepsy.6 Catatonic stupor is often more difficult to differentiate from "organic" unresponsiveness than is conversion reaction or malingering. There are several reasons for this: The first is that catatonia is a symptom complex that can be ...
Fred Plum, Jerome B. Posner, 1982
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Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
Bleuler (2) reported that more than half of institutionalized patients displayed " catatonic symptoms either transitorily or permanently." Mahendra (31) noted that the decreasing incidence of catatonia had been recognized for years, and he ...
Joseph Jankovic, Eduardo Tolosa, 2007
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Lexicon of Psychiatry, Neurology, and the Neurosciences
However, for patients with malignant catatonia in whom the catatonic process produces severe and life-threatening medical/neurological complications, ECT should be considered a first-line therapy (Rummans TA. Medical indications for ...
Frank J. Ayd, 2000
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NMS Psychiatry
1. Quantitative changes. The amount of activity and its “driven” quality ranges from the extremes of agitation in excited catatonic states and acute psychotic exacerbations to the withdrawn and inactive states associated with catatonic stupor and ...
Joshua T. Thornhill, 2011
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Symptoms of Schizophrenia
PH ENOMENOLOGY Although Kahlbaum (1874/1973), Kraepelin (1919), and later Bleuler (19117 1950) stressed that catatonic behavior resulted from a number of different possible etiologies, there has been a tendency to regard catatonic ...
Charles G. Costello, 1993
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Encyclopedia of Depression [2 volumes]
Lack of Movement and Responsiveness. Catatonic depression is often marked by a sus- tained, extreme lack of response to the outside world. Some people exhibit catalepsy, a state in which they hold the same body position for hours or even ...
Linda Wasmer Andrews, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATATONIC»

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Film Review: 'The World Is Mine'
... teen preoccupations, the tension with her mother, and her unstated yet tangible sense of responsibility to her semi-catatonic grandmother. «Variety, Jul 15»
2
Brooke Adams & Tony Shalhoub in Happy Days, at the Flea Theater
However, I have to say, to be Willie successfully, one must be slightly more than catatonic and slightly less than dead. His final moment with his ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
The Courage of Small Things
Claire remained catatonic; I thought she'd finally gone crazy, for real. I sat on Claire's couch, looking at my strange new siblings, the ones that ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
4
A humble plea: Go easy on your pastor
... some of the most difficult parts of our job, but just one email with a threat to leave or to divide the body can immediately render us catatonic. «Baptist News Global, Jul 15»
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Using your car as a taxi? Don't lie about your insurance
The Pan Am Games are set to descend upon the Toronto region in the coming days, promising to swirl the already catatonic gridlock further ... «Driving, Jul 15»
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FRESH MEAT | FROM OUR COMMUNITY BLOGS
Lie staring at the hated sun, unblinkingly as a catatonic Kal Drogo did when that magic lady gave him a demonic lobotomy. Keep this up until, ... «Destructoid, Jul 15»
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Catatonic- A sweet blueberry cheesecake topped with a light cinnamon crumble. Deviant- A creamy, decadent, warm cherry strudel covered in ... «Billings Gazette, Jul 15»
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Crude catatonic with eye on Iran and Greece talks
Crude markets moved swiftly past the Opec meeting of June 5, only to drift directionless, until two month-end deadlines came into focus - for ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
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Schizophrenia: The most debilitating mental illness
... speech and/or behavior); and Catatonic (being unable to move or excessive movement, extreme negativity, and peculiarities of movement). «Valley morning Star, Jul 15»
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Molasses strike light on fishing, high on drama
He looked catatonic. After we helped them right their boat and gather their gear, the man told us what happened. He and the ladies had hiked ... «Northwest Arkansas News, Jul 15»

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