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Added 9 October 2026

comatose

/ˈkəʊ.məˌtoʊs/ adjective

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about comatose at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

In a coma: unconscious.
the patient was comatose for 2 weeks before slowly coming back into awareness of the world around her.
Drowsy or lethargic.
Fast asleep.
She was lying comatose on the sofa.

verb

To make comatose; to send into, or as if into, a coma.

Origin

Perhaps from French comateux, or from Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”) (genitive κώματος (kṓmatos)). Equivalent to coma + -ose (“full of”)

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