schizophrenia meaning

UK US /ˌskɪtsəˈfriniə/ 5 syllables

schizophrenia (noun): any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact.

Definition of schizophrenia

  1. any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact

    Synonyms: schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis, dementia praecox

    Type of: psychosis

    Kinds: borderline schizophrenia, catatonic schizophrenia, hebephrenia, paranoid schizophrenia, acute schizophrenic episode

    Related forms: schizophrenic

How to pronounce schizophrenia

schizophrenia is pronounced /ˌskɪtsəˈfriniə/ in American English. It has 5 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.

Words that rhyme with schizophrenia

Scrabble score: 32 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in IA · 13-letter words

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