SCHIZOPHRENIA Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

schizophrenia

noun

Definition of schizophrenia

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technical a very serious mental illness in which someone cannot think or behave normally and often experiences delusions

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Recent Examples of schizophrenia Many of the physical aggressions KFF Health News identified in CMS inspection reports were perpetrated by residents with diagnoses of dementia, schizophrenia, or other cognitive disorders. — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026 Some of these same genes are also linked to neurological disorders including schizophrenia, dyslexia, and autism. — Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026 Mary appears to have a form of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, until chemotherapy, following a diagnosis of lymphoma, banishes her psychiatric symptoms. — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Authorities confirmed that the couple was killed with a knife, and Nick, 32, who was reportedly being treated for schizophrenia before the deaths of his parents, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for schizophrenia

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Noun

Yet when a parent develops dementia, can no longer live independently or suddenly needs care, millions of families are forced to navigate one of life’s most complex transitions largely on their own.

— Samir Shah, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Lewy body dementia can progressively affect thinking, memory and behavior, according to the Alzheimer's Association.

— Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of dementia

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On redirect questioning, Sprague attempted to show jurors that Jollotta did not believe Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
However, both Tufts and psychiatrist Alia Goodheart -- who treated Clancy during a brief inpatient stay -- told jurors on Friday that Clancy did not show signs of psychosis during their sessions.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of psychosis

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Reading it immediately quells, or at least quelled my own, paranoia at being alone in the middle of the forest—nobody is getting got here, there’s a gate that only opens if the concierge approves of your face, voice, and name.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Our national paranoia has intensified exponentially since, fed by the internet’s ability to propagate conspiracy theories as clickbait.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of paranoia

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Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health condition that is marked by a mix of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression, mania and a milder form of mania called hypomania, according to the Mayo Clinic.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
The imbalance in this case is going to be that hypomania is much less scanned during initial training by the AI than the day-to-day conditions, such as depression and anxiety.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026

Definition of hypomania

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Postpartum psychosis is a rare but serious medical emergency characterized by severe, rapid onset psychiatric episodes such as mania, depression or hallucinations.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
All the mining operations have pivoted their best GPUs to the data center mania.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of mania

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The law revised Kentucky’s insanity defense and mandatory reentry supervision rules in response to issues raised by Exantus’ case.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
If certain compounds could seemingly induce the symptoms of insanity, then perhaps insanity was a result of faulty brain chemistry—and could thus be treated with psychiatric drugs.

— Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of insanity

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