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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024schiz•o•phren•ic /ˌskɪtsəˈfrɛnɪk/USA pronunciation adj. - suffering from schizophrenia.
having or showing behavior that seems contradictory.n. [countable] - one who is schizophrenic.
Also, schiz•oid /ˈskɪtsɔɪd/USA pronunciation . Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˌschizoˈphrenic /ˌskɪtsəʊˈfrɛnɪk/ adj - exhibiting symptoms of schizophrenia
- informal offensive experiencing or maintaining contradictory attitudes, emotions, etc
n - a schizophrenic person
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It is preferable to refer to a person as someone with a diagnosis of schizophrenia rather than as a schizophrenic. The general use of the word to mean 'contradictory' is also best avoided. Suitable alternatives are contradictory, inconsistent, incoherent schiz•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
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