Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semicatatonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sem-i-cata-ton-ic
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In a state partially resembling catatonia.

Example Sentences

"When these people speak — and they do at length, often in lyrical monologues of unexpected beauty — it is with the semicatatonic air of someone waking from a long sleep, grasping for fragments of vanished dreams."
"On the two plane rides home I watch three “Bridget Jones” movies in a semi-catatonic state. I feel numb when we step into our apartment."

Etymology

From semi- + catatonic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Questions

What does semicatatonic mean?: In a state partially resembling catatonia.
Where does semicatatonic come from?: From semi- + catatonic.

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