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/ˌkætəˈtoʊniə/ · noun
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..
“Relay that!” Thwaite shouted. Somewhere on the bridge a hand closed over a relay and dropped the AIDs into an electronic catatonia.
Use catatonia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Catatonia means 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..
Common synonyms include catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“Relay that!” Thwaite shouted. Somewhere on the bridge a hand closed over a relay and dropped the AIDs into an electronic catatonia.
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