schizoaffective

adjective

schizo·​af·​fec·​tive ˈskit-(ˌ)sō-a-ˈfek-tiv 

variants or less commonly schizo-affective

: relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting symptoms of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder (such as major depression or bipolar disorder)

schizoaffective patients

schizoaffective disorder

Examples of schizoaffective in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jacquez’s story also bears similarities to that of 35-year-old Alex Taylor, a man with bipolar disorder and related schizoaffective disorder who, as The New York Times first reported, was shot to death by police after suffering an acute crisis after intensive ChatGPT use. —Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 21 Jan. 2026

Reiner has been diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, similar mental health conditions that can involve delusions, paranoia, hallucinations and mood swings. —Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026

Both the bipolar and depressive types of schizoaffective disorders, as identified by the Mayo Clinic, include some schizophrenia symptoms. —Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026

People with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder may be quiet and withdrawn for a long time, then unexpectedly slip into a psychotic episode. —Kat McGowan, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

schizo- + affective

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for schizoaffective

• intersubjective
• neuroprotective
• overprotective
• advective
• affective
• collective
• connective
• convective
• corrective
• defective
• detective
• directive

Medical Definition

schizoaffective

adjective

schizo·​af·​fec·​tive -a-ˈfek-tiv 

variants also schizo-affective

: relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting symptoms of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder (such as major depression or bipolar disorder)

schizoaffective disorders

schizoaffective patients