| 单词 | schizophrenic |
| 释义 | schizophrenic (once / 15532 pages) adjn If you are schizophrenic, you suffer from schizophrenia, a mental disorder that include auditory hallucinations (you hear voices) and paranoid behavior. Schizophrenics used to be thought to have "split personalities," and the roots of the word attests to that early understanding. The word schizophrenia combines the Greek skhizein "split" and phren "mind." Now, the disease is understood differently, but schizophrenic or the more casual schizoid refers to anything that changes erratically. A movie that's alternately enthralling and boring might be said to be schizophrenic in its pacing. WORD FAMILYschizophrenic: schizophrenically, schizophrenics+/schizophrenia: schizophrenias, schizophrenic USAGE EXAMPLESOne of its most important theoreticians, John Nash, was also a paranoid schizophrenic, who believed himself to be the target of a vast Russian conspiracy. Slate(Dec 16, 2016) Herring, who was bipolar and schizophrenic, refused food, drink and mental health medication during his four weeks in custody. Washington Times(Dec 16, 2016) Doctors eventually diagnosed a schizophrenic affective disorder that caused aggression. Washington Post(Nov 21, 2016) 1adj of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia Syn schizoid 2adj suffering from some form of schizophrenia schizophrenic patients Syn insane afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement 3n someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia Hyper psycho, psychotic, psychotic person a person afflicted with psychosis |
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