What is another word for cataleptic?

Pronunciation: [kˌate͡ɪlˈɛptɪk] (IPA)

Cataleptic is a medical term used to describe a person experiencing a seizure-like trance state. However, there are various synonyms for the term cataleptic that can be used interchangeably. Some of these synonyms include comatose, trance-like, immobile, rigid, and frozen. Other words that could be used as synonyms for cataleptic are unresponsive, inert, lifeless, lethargic, and apathetic. These synonymic words accurately describe the mental and physical state of a person experiencing a catastrophic trance-like episode, highlighting the severity and debilitation that the condition can cause. It is essential to choose appropriate synonyms when describing a medical condition to minimize any confusion and ensure accurate interpretation.

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What are the hypernyms for Cataleptic?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Cataleptic?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for cataleptic (as nouns)

Usage examples for Cataleptic

She had come in to find him staring back into that room in a half cataleptic state; and the sight of his ghastly face brought all back to her.
"The Master of the Ceremonies"
George Manville Fenn
It is barely possible that in some very abnormal condition or cataleptic state, or state of trance, a man might exist, with very slight nourishment or without food, but that a man could walk about, speak, and act, and, doing this, live forty days and nights without food is simply an impossibility.
"Theological Essays"
Charles Bradlaugh
Anon, the bell, which hid in a little pent-house of its own high up on the ivied wall, jangled again, and a shock of terror ran through Eliza's body once more, but only for her to relapse into the former cataleptic state.
"The Star-Gazers"
George Manville Fenn

Famous quotes with Cataleptic

  • …he had found an image of one of the big Western-style business hotels along the waterfront: one of those places where it was possible to be a white person without attracting one’s own personal Stonehenge of cataleptic, openmouthed gapers.
    Neal Stephenson

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