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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024schiz•o•phre•ni•a /ˌskɪtsəˈfriniə, -ˈfrinyə/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Psychiatrya severe mental disorder usually seen in a person's disorganized speech and behavior.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024schiz•o•phre•ni•a (skit′sə frē′nē ə, -frēn′yə),USA pronunciation n. - PsychiatryAlso called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.
- a state characterized by the coexistence of contradictory or incompatible elements.
- 1910–15; schizo- + -phrenia
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: schizophrenia /ˌskɪtsəʊˈfriːnɪə/ n - any of a group of psychotic disorders characterized by progressive deterioration of the personality, withdrawal from reality, hallucinations, delusions, social apathy, emotional instability, etc
- informal behaviour that appears to be motivated by contradictory or conflicting principles
Etymology: 20th Century: from schizo- + Greek phrēn mind + -ia |