schizophrenia
pronunciation
How to pronounce schizophrenia in British English:
UK [ˌskɪtsəˈfri:niə]
How to pronounce schizophrenia in American English:
US [ˌskɪtsəˈfriniə, -ˈfrɛniə]
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- Noun:
- any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
Word Origin
- schizophrenia
- schizophrenia: [20] Schizophrenia means literally ‘split mind’. It is a Latinized version of German schizophrenie, coined in 1910 by E Bleuler from Greek skhízein ‘split’ (source of English schism and schist) and phrén ‘mind’ (source of English frantic and phrenology).=> frantic, phrenology, schism
- schizophrenia (n.)
- 1912, from Modern Latin, literally "a splitting of the mind," from German Schizophrenie, coined in 1910 by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler (1857-1939), from Greek skhizein "to split" (see schizo-) + phren (genitive phrenos) "diaphragm, heart, mind," of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. The origins of schizophrenia are still poorly understood today .
- 2. Isn 't that what schizophrenia does ?
- 3. Schizophrenia typically shows up in young adults .
- 4. People who survive schizophrenia are true heroes .
- 5. Moreover , dopamine is particularly implicated in schizophrenia .