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Synonyms for schizophrenic


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : skit-suh-fren-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌskɪt səˈfrɛn ɪk

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Définition of schizophrenic

Origin :
  • 1912; see schizophrenia + -ic. Also from 1912 as a noun, "schizophrenic person." Transferred adjectival sense of "contradictory, inconsistent" is by 1955.
  • As in insane : adj mentally ill; foolish
  • As in psychotic : adj mentally deranged
  • As in mentally ill : adj unwell in the mind
  • As in loco : adj insane
  • As in moonstruck : adj insane
  • As in lunatic : noun person who is crazy, mad
  • As in mad person : noun person who is considered mentally ill
Example sentences :
  • At first glance, Martin's reactions appear to be those one would expect of schizophrenic withdrawal.
  • Extract from : « Anything You Can Do ... » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • So far is this true that Bleuler looks on "schizophrenic" cases with this symptom of "Benommenheit" as organic in etiology.
  • Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch
  • Like the schizophrenic, Martin was living in a little world that was cut off from the actual physical world around his body.
  • Extract from : « Anything You Can Do » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • He begins jabbering like a schizophrenic parrot reading a Sanskrit dictionary backward!
  • Extract from : « Lighter Than You Think » by Nelson Bond
  • I am (to state it in politically incorrectly language) a schizophrenic.
  • Extract from : « Dreaming of Dreaming » by Peter E. Williams

Antonyms for schizophrenic

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