of, having, or characterized by schizophrenia
a person having schizophrenia
also schiz′o·phrene·
Kathy struggled for many years prior to getting her diagnosis of schizophrenic disorder, but with treatment and medication she has her life back.
- The definition of schizophrenic is something relating to the mental disorder characterized by hallucinations, delusions, disorganization and conflicting personalities.
An example of schizophrenic used as an adjective is the phrase "schizophrenic disorder" which means a disorder where a person changes personalities frequently.
- Schizophrenic is defined as a person who has a mental disease characterized by hallucinations, delusions, disorganization and acting in conflicting ways.
An example of a schizophrenic is someone who bounces back and forth between personalities.
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schizophrenic
adjective
- Of, relating to, or affected with schizophrenia.
- Of, relating to, or characterized by the coexistence of disparate or antagonistic elements: “I vacillated back and forth without once perceiving that my impulses were schizophrenic” ( Shirley Abbott )
noun
One who is affected with schizophrenia.
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- schiz′o·phren′i·cal·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more schizophrenic, superlative most schizophrenic)
- Of or pertaining to schizophrenia.
- (of a person) Afflicted with schizophrenia; having difficulty with perception of reality.
- (slang, deprecated) Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable.
Noun
(plural schizophrenics)
- A person suffering from schizophrenia.
Origin
schizo- +"Ž -phrenic
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Sentence Examples
- Is it cynical to suggest that the courts are being a trifle schizophrenic about the guidelines?
- A 30-year longitudinal research project studied over 4,000 people born within a single week in 1946 in order to document any unusual developmental patterns observed in those children who later became schizophrenic.
- Each time a schizophrenic goes off medication, the symptoms of the disease return with greater severity, and the effectiveness of the drugs is reduced.
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Words near schizophrenic in the dictionary
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