adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to schizophrenia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
schizophrenic
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˌskɪtsəˈfɹɛnɪk/
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CMU ARPABET: SH IH2 Z AH0 F R EH1 N IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Afflicted with schizophrenia; having difficulty with perception of reality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Exhibiting more than one personality; having a wildly changeable personality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, informal
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adj
Meaning 4
Having qualities that strongly conflict or are at odds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, informal
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noun
Meaning 5
A person suffering from schizophrenia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: schizoid
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
suffering from some form of schizophrenia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- schizophrenic patients
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noun
Meaning 8
someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: psychotic, psychotic person, psycho
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English schizophrenia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English schizophrenic From schizophrenia + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Asturian: esquizofrénicu — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Belarusian: шызафрэні́чны (šyzafreníčny) — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Catalan: esquizofrènic — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Finnish: skitsofreeninen — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Finnish: jakomielitautinen — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Galician: esquizofrénico — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Greek: σχιζοφρενικός (schizofrenikós) — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Hungarian: skizofrén — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Hungarian: szkizofrén — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Italian: schizofrenico — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Norwegian Bokmål: schizofren — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Norwegian Nynorsk: schizofren — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Polish: schizofreniczny — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Portuguese: esquizofrénico — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Portuguese: esquizofrênico — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Russian: шизофрени́ческий (šizofreníčeskij) — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Spanish: esquizofrénico — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Ukrainian: шизофрені́чний (šyzofreníčnyj) — of or pertaining to schizophrenia
- Armenian: շիզոֆրենիկ (šizofrenik) — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Asturian: esquizofrénicu — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Catalan: esquizofrènic — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Chinese Mandarin: 精神分裂症 (jīngshén fēnlièzhèng) — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Czech: schizofrenní — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Finnish: skitsofreeninen — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Finnish: jakomielitautinen — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- French: schizophrène — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Galician: esquizofrénico — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- German: schizophren — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Greek: σχιζοφρενής (schizofrenís) — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Hungarian: skizofrén — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Hungarian: szkizofrén — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Italian: schizofrenico — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Norwegian Bokmål: schizofren — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Norwegian Nynorsk: schizofren — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Portuguese: esquizofrénico — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Portuguese: esquizofrênico — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Russian: шизофре́ник (šizofrénik) — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Spanish: esquizofrénico — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Ukrainian: шизофре́ник (šyzofrényk) — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Ukrainian: шизофрені́чний (šyzofreníčnyj) — of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia
- Finnish: skitsofreeninen — slang: behaving as if one has more than one personality
- Finnish: jakomielitautinen — slang: behaving as if one has more than one personality
- German: schizophren — slang: behaving as if one has more than one personality
- Hungarian: skizofrén — slang: behaving as if one has more than one personality
- Hungarian: szkizofrén — slang: behaving as if one has more than one personality
- Catalan: esquizofrènic — a person suffering from schizophrenia
- Catalan: esquizofrènica — a person suffering from schizophrenia
- Czech: schizofrenik — a person suffering from schizophrenia
- Finnish: skitsofreenikko — a person suffering from schizophrenia
- French: schizophrène — a person suffering from schizophrenia
- German: Schizophrener — a person suffering from schizophrenia
- German: Schizophrene — a person suffering from schizophrenia
- Greek: σχιζοφρενής (schizofrenís) — a person suffering from schizophrenia
- Māori: tangata wairua tuakoi — a person suffering from schizophrenia
- Portuguese: esquizofrénico — a person suffering from schizophrenia
- Portuguese: esquizofrênico — a person suffering from schizophrenia
- Russian: шизофре́ник (šizofrénik) — a person suffering from schizophrenia
- Russian: шизофрени́чка (šizofreníčka) — a person suffering from schizophrenia
- Spanish: esquizofrénico — a person suffering from schizophrenia
- Ukrainian: шизофре́нік (šyzofrénik) — a person suffering from schizophrenia