Multiple choice softskills leadership coma silently showing ill humor or resentment obsolete deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow shy and reserved (of a person) Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation Coma means a state of deep, prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poisoning. In a coma, a person cannot be awakened and fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light, or sound.