catalepsis

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A form of catalepsy — A severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions.

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Meanings

nouncatalepsis (countable and uncountable, plural catalepses)

plural catalepses

  1. countabledateduncountableDated form of catalepsy.
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APA

catalepsis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catalepsis

MLA

“catalepsis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catalepsis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catalepsis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catalepsis.

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