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schizofreni — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • schizophrenia noun A serious, long-term mental illness marked by disrupted thinking, false beliefs, and a distorted sense of reality.

Senses

schizofreni is used for these senses in English:

  • schizophrenia (now, deprecated) A condition in which a person is supposed to have several distinct personalities; dissociative identity disorder. [from 20th c.]

schizophrenia — full definition

  1. noun A serious, long-term mental illness marked by disrupted thinking, false beliefs, and a distorted sense of reality.
  2. noun Loosely, any situation where sharply conflicting attitudes or behaviors exist side by side.