Schizophrenic

Quick meaning: Schizophrenic is an adjective meaning Of or relating to schizophrenia.

Meaning

Of or relating to schizophrenia.

More Meanings

1. (of a person) Afflicted with schizophrenia; having difficulty with perception of reality.
2. (informal or dated) Exhibiting more than one personality; having a wildly changeable personality.
3. (informal or dated) Having qualities that strongly conflict or are at odds.
4. A person suffering from schizophrenia.

Example Sentences

Höss, a man of schizophrenic sensibility, preferred gassing to shooting because he was “spared all these bloodbaths.”

The average person is afraid that such a common experience means that he is "splitting off" and becoming schizophrenic.

The neoclassical synthesis was a schizophrenic approach to economics – a way of subscribing to both Keynesian and classical analysis.

Society currently displays a schizophrenic attitude to drug abuse. We seem to accept alcohol intake and smoking during pregnancy even though we know that these drugs can be addictive, and that regular use can affect the baby.

Word Forms

• schizophrenics

Synonyms for schizophrenic

Depending on context, synonyms include insane, schizoid, hebephrenic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include schizoid, hebephrenic, insane, paranoid, fragmented, ambivalent.

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