schizophrenia
nounHow to pronounce schizophrenia:
Definition of schizophrenia:
- schizophrenia (noun):
- any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact.
- a mental illness that is characterized by disturbances in thought (such as delusions), perception (such as hallucinations), and behavior (such as disorganized speech or catatonic behavior), by a loss of emotional responsiveness and extreme apathy, and by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life
Synonyms for schizophrenia:
maniainstabilitymadnessinsanityparanoialunacyfrenzypsychosishysteriaaberrationShow 2 more
Other 5-syllable words like schizophrenia
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- scleronychia
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- stichomythia
- stoichiometry
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