cataleptic
adjective
uk/ˌkæt.əˈlep.tɪk/us/ˌkæt̬.əˈlep.tɪk/relatingto orsimilartocatalepsy(= amedicalconditionin which a person'sbodybecomesstiffandstopsmoving, as ifdead):
In somecases, catalepticinstancescan bebroughton byextremeemotionalshock.
Hefellinto a catalepticseizureandnearlydiedfrom it.
See
catalepsy
- Catalepticposturesassociatedwithbrainlesionsduetostrokemay becommon.
- I wasreducedto the catalepticstate, mygazefixedon theceiling.
- Shefellinto a cataleptictrance.
Immobility
- anti-jamming
- be locked insomething
- boxed in
- budge
- firm
- hold
- immovable
- jam
- jammed
- lifelessly
- lock
- motionless
- non-mobile
- rest
- static
- stationary
- stock-still
- time stands stillidiom
- transfixed
- unwavering
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