Schizophrenia Definition
skĭtsə-frēnē-ə, -frĕnē-ə
noun
A major mental disorder of unknown cause typically characterized by a separation between the thought processes and the emotions, a distortion of reality accompanied by delusions and hallucinations, a fragmentation of the personality, motor disturbances, bizarre behavior, etc., often with no loss of basic intellectual functions.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
A situation or condition characterized by conflicting qualities, attitudes, or activities.
The national schizophrenia that results from carrying out an unpopular war.
American Heritage
A situation, state of mind, etc. in which widely conflicting opinions, ideas, or practices coexist, often resulting in indecision, vacillation, wavering, etc.
Webster's New World
(pathology) A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior, thinking, and emotion.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- dementia-praecox
- schizophrenic psychosis
- schizophrenic disorder
Other Word Forms of Schizophrenia
Noun
Singular:
schizophrenia
Plural:
schizophreniasOrigin of Schizophrenia
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First attested 1910, from New Latin, from German Schizophrenie, coined by Eugen Bleuler, from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhizō, “I tear, split, cut") + φρήν (phrÄ“n, “mind, brain, diaphragm").
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