schizophrenia
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schizophrenia
- /ˌskɪtsəˈfɹiniə/ US
- /ˌskɪtsəˈfɹɛniə/ US
- /skɪtsə(ʊ)ˈfɹiːniə/ UK
Where it comes from
From German Schizophrenie (coined by Eugen Bleuler), from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) + φρήν (phrḗn, “mind, heart, diaphragm”) + English -ia. A combination of schizo- + -phrenia.
noun schizophrenias
- A persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions. Increasing data suggests that regular marijuana use in adolescence may also be a risk factor for developing very serious psychotic disorders, especially schizophrenia.
- A condition in which a person is supposed to have several distinct personalities; dissociative identity disorder. You have enough money to afford schizophrenia for a while. Especially if the personality B dreams up things that personality A makes practical, financially advantageous use of.
- Any condition in which disparate or mutually exclusive activities coexist; a lack of decision between options. [O]ne can understand how the cultural disorientation which beset the African Continent has confused Africa's political behaviour, creating a political schizophrenia that made nation-building impossible.
Similar: dementia praecox, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dementia praecox, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis, paranoid, disease, illness, dichotomy, inconsistency, hebephrenia, paranoid schizophrenia, catatonic schizophrenia, disorganized schizophrenia, psychotic disorder, thought disorder, simple schizophrenia, residual schizophrenia
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Similar: dementia praecox, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis
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noun mental disorder
| Español | esquizofrenia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조현병 johyeonbyeong, 정신분열증 jeongsinbunyeoljeung |
| 日本語 | 統合失調症 tōgōshitchōshō, 精神分裂病 seishinbunretsubyō |
| 中文 | 精神分裂症 jīngshén fēnlièzhèng |
| हिन्दी | मनोविदलता manovidaltā |
| Kiswahili | skizofrenia |
| Português | esquizofrenia |
| Français | schizophrénie |
| Deutsch | Schizophrenie |
| Italiano | schizofrenia |
| Ελληνικά | σχιζοφρένεια schizofréneia, σχιζοφρενία schizofrenía |
| Română | schizofrenie |
| Русский | шизофрени́я šizofreníja, схизофрени́я sxizofreníja |
| Tiếng Việt | tâm thần phân liệt |
| العربية | فُصَام fuṣām, الْفِصَام الذُّهَانِيّ al-fiṣām aḏ-ḏuhāniyy, اِنْفِصَامُ الشَّخْصِيَّة infiṣāmu š-šaḵṣiyya, شيزوفرينيا šizufrenya, اِنْشِطَار الشَّخْصِيَّة inšiṭār aš-šaḵṣiyya |
| עברית | סְכִיזוֹפְרֶנְיָה skhizofrénya, שַׁסַּעַת shasá'at, šassáʿaṯ |
noun informal: condition in which disparate activities coexist
| Português | esquizofrenia |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schizophrenie |
| Ελληνικά | σχιζοφρένεια schizofréneia |
Talk about this word "schizophrenia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/schizophrenia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. schizophrenia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/schizophrenia "schizophrenia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/schizophrenia.Cite this
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title = {schizophrenia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/schizophrenia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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