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/ˈskɪtsɔɪd/ · adjective
Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity..
Abstract symbol systems, such as mathematics, are especially valuable for object-seeking for schizoid personalities. By means of such symbolizations, object contact may be sought and obtained, while at the same time a psychological distance may be maintained between self and other; it is virtually impossible to have a personal relationship and at the same time to maintain such distance.
Babits himself never fully lived up to this program; indeed, the declaration itself shows his schizoid attitude toward poetry: he wants to say out loud that he does not want to be heard.
I continued to live a schizoid existence—working as a schoolteacher, molding myself into what I imagined was a traditional male image […] — but I couldn't fool myself. I was a queer in lumberjack drag.
Use schizoid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Schizoid means Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity..
Common synonyms include neurotic, schizophrenic, psychoneurotic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Abstract symbol systems, such as mathematics, are especially valuable for object-seeking for schizoid personalities. By means of such symbolizations, object contact may be sought and obtained, while at the same time a psychological distance may be maintained between self and other; it is virtually impossible to have a personal relationship and at the same time to maintain such distance.
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