catatonia

🇺🇸 /ˌkætəˈtəʊniə/ 🇬🇧 /ˌkætəˈtəʊniə/
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a mental illness where someone stays very still and doesn't move for a long time

The patient was diagnosed with catatonia and remained motionless for hours.

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n. a mental illness where someone stays very still and doesn't move for a long time

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Plural catatonias