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4 dictionary results for: schizophrenic
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schiz·o·phre·ni·a       [skit-suh-free-nee-uh, -freen-yuh] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Psychiatry. Also called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.
2.a state characterized by the coexistence of contradictory or incompatible elements.

[Origin: 1910–15; schizo- + -phrenia]

schiz·o·phren·ic       [skit-suh-fren-ik] Pronunciation Key, adjective, noun
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schiz·o·phren·ic       (skĭt'sə-frěn'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or affected with schizophrenia.
  2. Of, relating to, or characterized by the coexistence of disparate or antagonistic elements.

n.   One who is affected with schizophrenia.

schiz'o·phren'i·cal·ly adv.
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schizophrenic

adjective
1. suffering from some form of schizophrenia; "schizophrenic patients" 
2. of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia [syn: schizoid

noun
1. someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia 

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schizophrenic schiz·o·phren·ic (skĭt'sə-frěn'ĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or affected by schizophrenia. n.
One who is affected with schizophrenia.

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