schizophrenic

[ skit-suh-fren-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Psychiatry. of or relating to schizophrenia:
Not all of these patients are schizophrenic.
of or relating to conflicting or inconsistent elements; characterized by unusual disparity:
It wavers from comedy to thriller to docudrama—a totally schizophrenic plot!

noun

Psychiatry.

a person with schizophrenia:
Schizophrenics are often unable to focus on certain objects.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of schizophrenic¹

First recorded in 1910–15; schizophren(ia) ( def ) + -ic ( def )

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I did a film called “The Saint of Fort Washington,” where I played a homeless schizophrenic.

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A major review into the NHS care and treatment of a paranoid schizophrenic who killed three people in Nottingham has identified numerous failings that show "the system got it wrong".

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Current US policy towards Cuba is “somewhat schizophrenic”, he argues.

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The fact that about a kilometre away a car bomb exploded outside the Top Coffee restaurant which was packed with football fans highlights the schizophrenic nature of life in Somalia.

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His parents - who spotted their son on the news and alerted police - have said he was a diagnosed schizophrenic who had gone off his medication, suggesting he may have been obsessed with knives.

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