How to Pronounce "cataleptic"
word
ˌkætəˈlɛptɪk
kat-uh-LEP-tik
kˌæteɪlˈɛptɪk
kat-ayl-LEP-tik
Definition
Describes a person or state where the muscles become rigid and the person is unresponsive, often as part of a medical condition called catalepsy.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌkætəˈlɛptɪk
British English
kˌæteɪlˈɛptɪk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
kat-uh-LEP-tik
UK
kat-ayl-LEP-tik
Listen in Context
The patient lay in a cataleptic state for hours.
A cataleptic fit makes it hard to move or speak.
He looked almost cataleptic when he heard the shocking news.
She went completely cataleptic during the hypnosis session.