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schizoid definition

schiz·oid (skit′so̵id′, skiz′o̵id′)

adjective

  1. Psychiatry of, like, or having schizophrenia
  2. designating a personality type characterized by quietness, seclusiveness, introversion, etc.

Etymology: schiz(o)- + -oid

noun

a schizoid person

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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