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Schizophrenia

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Noun

1. dementia praecox, schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis

any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Schizophrenia

see synonyms of schizophrenia
noun
1. 
any of a group of psychotic disorders characterized by progressive deterioration of the personality, withdrawal from reality, hallucinations, delusions, social apathy, emotional instability, etc
catatonia, hebephrenia, paranoia
2. informal
behaviour that appears to be motivated by contradictory or conflicting principles

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Schizophrenia

see synonyms of schizophrenia
noun
1. 
a major mental disorder of unknown cause typically characterized by a separation between the thought processes and the emotions, a distortion of reality accompanied by delusions and hallucinations, a fragmentation of the personality, motor disturbances, bizarre behavior, etc., often with no loss of basic intellectual functions
this term has largely replaced dementia praecox, since it does not always result in deterioration (dementia) or always develop in adolescence or before maturity (praecox)
2.  nontechnical term for
multiple personality disorder
3.  Informal
a situation, state of mind, etc. in which widely conflicting opinions, ideas, or practices coexist, often resulting in indecision, vacillation, wavering, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Schizophrenia

see synonyms of schizophrenia
n.
1. Psychiatry A heterogeneous psychiatric disorder characterized by psychotic behavior including delusions, hallucinations, withdrawal from reality, and disorganized patterns of thinking and speech.
2. A situation or condition characterized by conflicting qualities, attitudes, or activities: the national schizophrenia that results from carrying out an unpopular war. See Usage Note at schizophrenic.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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