schizophrenia

noun

Definition of schizophrenianext
as in dementia
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 Though some of the underlying science is still emerging, the relationship between metabolic health and mood is genuine; ketogenic and other metabolic therapies are being studied for serious mental illnesses like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. — Sunny Patel, STAT, 17 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizophrenia
  1. dementia
  2. psychosis
  3. paranoia
  4. neurosis
  5. hallucinosis
  6. hypomania
  7. mania
  8. insanity
Noun
  • Kan finds genuine optimism in the diminishing stigma surrounding dementia, which encourages earlier diagnoses and more open conversations, empowering individuals to live more actively with the condition.
    — Sue Peschin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Along with all these obligations, Tonina is taking care of her bedridden mother, who is suffering from dementia.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of dementia
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  • Reddington used cross-examination to argue those observations did not establish Clancy was free of psychosis at the time of the killings.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The defense has their own expert witnesses set to testify, setting up the two sides to present conflicting arguments over Lindsay Clancy’s mental state, her medications, and postpartum psychosis.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of psychosis
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  • But on this night, three weeks after the birth of CHOP, the air is filled not with songs, chants and demands for justice, but with paranoia, menace, gunshots.
    — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Cady turns their lives into a trap of paranoia and, indeed, fear, while procuring plausible deniability to avoid consequences.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of paranoia
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  • Wonders is also terrific, a ball of neuroses and repression, envious of Elliot’s exploits.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • Think back to the images of our dying planet in Interstellar, or the apocalyptic neuroses that course through Oppenheimer.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of neurosis
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  • Boes was working with a patient who had a rare disorder called peduncular hallucinosis, in which damage to the thalamus, a structure at the center of the brain, causes visual hallucinations.
    — Grace Huckins, Wired, 17 Aug. 2020
Definition of hallucinosis
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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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  • Since time immemorial, demand has also fueled market manias or bubbles, as evidenced by the Tulip Mania of the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age, the South Sea Bubble of 1720 and the pump-and-dump schemes of the Roaring Twenties.
    — David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • It’s been a little more than a week since a stout, scrappy raccoon captured the internet's heart, and Jimothy mania is showing no signs of slowing down.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 25 July 2026
Definition of mania
Noun
  • To put my whole psyche, insecurities, anecdotes, family, community, insanity out there in a show in this way.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 July 2026
  • Colt did not have any signs of insanity, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, Richards said.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of insanity

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