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- [skit-suh-free-nee-uh, -freen-yuh]
- /ˌskɪt səˈfri ni ə, -ˈfrin yə/
- /ˌskɪt.səˈfriː.ni.ə/
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- [skit-suh-free-nee-uh, -freen-yuh]
- /ˌskɪt səˈfri ni ə, -ˈfrin yə/
Definitions of schizophrenia word
- noun schizophrenia Psychiatry.. Also called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations. 1
- noun schizophrenia a state characterized by the coexistence of contradictory or incompatible elements. 1
- noun schizophrenia psychiatric disorder 1
- noun schizophrenia contradictory thinking 1
- uncountable noun schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness. People who suffer from it are unable to relate their thoughts and feelings to what is happening around them and often withdraw from society. 0
- noun schizophrenia any of a group of psychotic disorders characterized by progressive deterioration of the personality, withdrawal from reality, hallucinations, delusions, social apathy, emotional instability, etc 0
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Origin of schizophrenia
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; schizo- + -phrenia
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Parts of speech for Schizophrenia
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schizophrenia popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for schizophrenia
noun schizophrenia
- dementia praecox — schizophrenia
- maladjustment — bad or unsatisfactory adjustment.
- mental disease — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
- mental disorder — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
- mental illness — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
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