schizophrenic
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schizophrenic
- /ˌskɪtsəˈfɹɛnɪk/
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adjective more schizophrenic · most schizophrenic
- Of or relating to schizophrenia.
- Afflicted with schizophrenia; having difficulty with perception of reality.
- Exhibiting more than one personality; having a wildly changeable personality. Schizophrenia is where two or more personalities live in the same brain. The ancients of the 20th Century actually looked upon schizophrenia as a disease! Everyone felt it was very shameful to have a schizophrenic person in the family,
- Having qualities that strongly conflict or are at odds. Höss, a man of schizophrenic sensibility, preferred gassing to shooting because he was “spared all these bloodbaths.”
noun schizophrenics
- A person suffering from schizophrenia. Oh, what an extraordinary idea! I have served 11 governments in the past 30 years. If I'd believed in all their policies, [proceeds to describe contradictory policies by different parties], but above all, I would have been a stark-staring raving schizophrenic! (laugh track).
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Closest in meaning: schizoid, hebephrenic, insane, paranoid, fragmented, ambivalent, contradictory, delusional, hallucinatory, catatonic, psychotic, schizophreniform, crazy, mad, unbalanced, lunatic
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adj of or pertaining to schizophrenia
| Español | esquizofrénico |
|---|---|
| Português | esquizofrénico, esquizofrênico |
| Italiano | schizofrenico |
| Ελληνικά | σχιζοφρενικός schizofrenikós |
| Русский | шизофрени́ческий šizofreníčeskij |
adj of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
| Español | esquizofrénico |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 精神分裂症 jīngshén fēnlièzhèng |
| Português | esquizofrénico, esquizofrênico |
| Français | schizophrène |
| Deutsch | schizophren |
| Italiano | schizofrenico |
| Ελληνικά | σχιζοφρενής schizofrenís |
| Русский | шизофре́ник šizofrénik |
adj slang: behaving as if one has more than one personality
| Deutsch | schizophren |
|---|
noun a person suffering from schizophrenia
| Español | esquizofrénico |
|---|---|
| Português | esquizofrénico, esquizofrênico |
| Français | schizophrène |
| Deutsch | Schizophrener, Schizophrene |
| Ελληνικά | σχιζοφρενής schizofrenís |
| Русский | шизофре́ник šizofrénik, шизофрени́чка šizofreníčka |
Talk about this word "schizophrenic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/schizophrenic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. schizophrenic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/schizophrenic "schizophrenic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/schizophrenic.Cite this
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title = {schizophrenic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/schizophrenic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
