catatonia
noun
Meaning
- 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.
- A frozen, unresponsive state, as of electronic equipment.
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