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Meaning of Catatonic | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
kæ.təˈtɑn.ɪk

Definitions

A patient in a state of catatonia.

Equivalents

العربية مشلول
Deutsch katatonisch
Español catatónico
Suomi katatoninen
Français catatonique
Íslenska stjarfur
Italiano catatonico
Nederlands catatonisch
Português catatónico
Türkçe kaskatı

Examples

“An inspection of Table IV shows that the catatonics have the lowest mean reversal score of all the groups.”
“I thought of children released from school; I thought of spring-awakenings after winter-sleeps; I thought of the Sleeping Beauty; and I also thought, with some foreboding, of catatonics, suddenly frenzied.”
“All outward signs suggest that catatonics have ceased being subjects by virtue of having transformed themselves into veritable objects.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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