schizophrenia

noun
schizo*phre*nia \ ˌskit-sə-ˈfrē-nē-ə \
1908{ds||1||}
  • 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
  • contradictory or antagonistic qualities or attitudes

paranoid schizophrenia

noun
paranoid schizophrenia \
1940
  • schizophrenia characterized especially by delusions of persecution, grandiosity, or jealousy and by hallucinations (such as hearing voices) chiefly of an auditory nature

antischizophrenic

adjective
an*ti*schizo*phren*ic \ ˌan-tē-ˌskit-sə-ˈfre-nik \ ˌan-tī- \
1964
  • used to control or prevent the symptoms of schizophrenia
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