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schizophrenia

Syllabification: (schiz·o·phre·ni·a)
Pronunciation: /ˌskitsəˈfrēnēə, -ˈfrenēə/

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Definition of schizophrenia

noun

  • a long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.
  • (in general use) a mentality or approach characterized by inconsistent or contradictory elements.

Derivatives

schizophrenic

Pronunciation: /-ˈfrenik/

adjective & noun

Origin:

early 20th century: modern Latin, from Greek skhizein 'to split' + phrēn 'mind'

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