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catatonic

[kat-uh-ton-ik] / ˌkæt əˈtɒn ɪk /


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Scarcely any residents had returned and a catatonic gloom prevailed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

"This experience has left Morrissey in a catatonic state."

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

My Hollywood ending was far from glamorous: me, catatonic on Nick’s couch, realizing I had given it all up for an honest-to-God psychopath.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025

Shiv — who has to be retrieved from the party one deck below — is practically catatonic when she finds out why she has been summoned.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2023

Sue’s eyes went wide and she got a far-off look, like she was about to go catatonic.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz



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