schizophrenic
pronunciation
How to pronounce schizophrenic in British English:
UK [ˌskɪtsəˈfrenɪk]
How to pronounce schizophrenic in American English:
US [ˌskɪtsəˈfrɛnɪk]
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- Noun:
- someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia
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- Adjective:
- suffering from some form of schizophrenia
- of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia
- suffering from a form of schizophrenia characterized by foolish mannerisms and senseless laughter along with delusions and regressive behavior
Word Origin
- schizophrenic (adj.)
- 1912; see schizophrenia + -ic. Also from 1912 as a noun, "schizophrenic person." Transferred adjectival sense of "contradictory, inconsistent" is by 1955.
Example
- 1. I will tell you what you are.just another schizophrenic !
- 2. There should be no need for a schizophrenic foreign policy .
- 3. In america the situation is somewhat schizophrenic .
- 4. Now I know in my bones that I 'm more than my label of " schizophrenic " .
- 5. Germany 's immigration policy is in a schizophrenic state . It rejects immigration yet it wants to prevent large swaths of the country from becoming completely deserted .