catalepsy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κατάληψις (katálēpsis, “act of seizing”), from καταλαμβάνω (katalambánō, “to seize”), from κατά (katá, “against”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”). By surface analysis, cata- + -lepsy.

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