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schizophasia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Word salad: a nonsensical, often repetitious assemblage of words, typical of mental disorders such as schizophrenia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences

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History

Etymology

From schizo- + -phasia.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: schizophasie — a nonsensical assemblage of words
  • Greek: σχιζοφασία (schizofasía) — a nonsensical assemblage of words
  • Polish: schizofazja — a nonsensical assemblage of words
  • Russian: шизофази́я (šizofazíja) — a nonsensical assemblage of words
  • Ukrainian: шизофа́зія (šyzofázija) — a nonsensical assemblage of words