If you describe someone as being in a catatonic state, you mean that they are not moving or responding at all, usually as a result of illness, shock, or drugs. and the traumatised heroine sinks into a catatonic trance. not able to move or talk because of an illness, shock etc catatonic stupor/trance
Describes a condition of suspended animation in which something is so hung that it makes no response If you are typing on a terminal and suddenly the computer does not even echo the letters back to the screen, let alone do what you are asking it to, then the computer is suffering from catatonia
characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs
{s} (Psychiatry) suffering from catatonia (loss of sensory faculties and rigidity of muscles)