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schizophrenic

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Kathy struggled for many years prior to getting her diagnosis of schizophrenic disorder, but with treatment and medication she has her life back.

Kathy struggled for many years prior to getting her diagnosis of schizophrenic disorder, but with treatment and medication she has her life back.

adjective
  1. 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.

noun
  1. 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.


schizophrenic

of, having, or characterized by schizophrenia
a person having schizophrenia
also schiz′o·phrene·

schizophrenic

adjective

  1. Of, relating to, or affected with schizophrenia.
  2. 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.

Related Forms:

  • schiz′o·phren′i·cal·ly

    adverb


schizophrenic

Adjective

(comparative more schizophrenic, superlative most schizophrenic)

  1. Of or pertaining to schizophrenia.
  2. (of a person) Afflicted with schizophrenia; having difficulty with perception of reality.
  3. (slang, deprecated) Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable.
Noun

(plural schizophrenics)

  1. A person suffering from schizophrenia.
Origin

schizo- +"Ž -phrenic


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  • nonschizophrenic
  • schizzy
  • schizophrenics
  • postschizophrenic
  • schizophreniac
  • schizy
  • antischizophrenic
  • schizosexual
  • schizo
  • Ralph Albert Blakelock

Words near schizophrenic in the dictionary


  • schizophrenia
  • schizophreniac
  • schizophreniacs
  • schizophrenias
  • schizophrenic
  • schizophrenics
  • schizophreniform
  • schizophrenogenic
  • schizophyceous
  • schizophyllan

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