schizoid

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schizoid

/ˈskɪtsɔɪd/
/ˈskɪdzɔɪd/
/ˈskiːzɔɪd/

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From schiz(ophrenia)- + -oid, from German, from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) and εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).

adjective more schizoid · most schizoid

Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity. Abstract symbol systems, such as mathematics, are especially valuable for object-seeking for schizoid personalities. By means of such symbolizations, object contact may be sought and obtained, while at the same time a psychological distance may be maintained between self and other; it is virtually i
archaic Schizophrenic.
figuratively, offensive, sometimes Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable or unpredictable. Babits himself never fully lived up to this program; indeed, the declaration itself shows his schizoid attitude toward poetry: he wants to say out loud that he does not want to be heard.

noun schizoids

Someone with schizoid personality disorder.
archaic Someone with schizophrenia.

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adj characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity

Español	esquizoide
日本語	スキゾイド sukizoido, 分裂病質 bunretsu byōshitsu, 統合失調質 tōgō shitchō shitsu
Português	esquizoide
Français	schizoïde
Deutsch	schizoid
Italiano	schizoide
Ελληνικά	σχιζοειδής schizoeidís
Русский	шизо́идный šizóidnyj
עברית	סכיזואידי skhizoídi

noun someone with schizoid personality disorder

日本語	スキゾイド患者 sukizoido kanja
Français	schizoïde
Italiano	schizoide
Русский	шизо́ид šizóid
עברית	סכיזואידי skhizoídi

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@misc{schizoid_2026,
  title = {schizoid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/schizoid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}