catatonia

== English == === Alternative forms === catatony (dated) === Etymology === From international scientific vocabulary, from German Katatonie, from New Latin catatonia, from a Greek word meaning to stretch tight. By surface analysis, cata- +‎ tone +‎ -ia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkætəˈtoʊniə/ === Noun === catatonia (usually uncountable, plural catatonias) 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. (informal) A frozen, unresponsive state, as of electronic equipment. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Etymology === From cata- +‎ -tonia. === Noun === catatonia f (plural catatonie) catatonia == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧to‧ni‧a === Noun === catatonia f (plural catatonias) (psychiatry) catatonia (a severe condition characterised by a tendency to remain in a rigid state) === Further reading === “catatonia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “catatonia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kataˈtonja/ [ka.t̪aˈt̪o.nja] Rhymes: -onja Syllabification: ca‧ta‧to‧nia === Noun === catatonia f (plural catatonias) (medicine) catatonia === Further reading === “catatonia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025