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 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 But their loving, attentive mother soon began displaying signs of schizophrenia. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 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
  • Alzheimer’s disease, which accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases, can progress through three main stages.
    — Richard Sima, Washington Post, 21 July 2026
  • Butter and Margarine Findings presented at Nutrition 2023 showed that people who consumed more than half a tablespoon of olive oil a day had a 28% lower risk of dying from dementia than peers who rarely used it.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Definition of dementia
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  • Sullivan previously blocked a key piece of the defense's strategy on July 13 by denying a request to allow testimony from other women about their experiences with postpartum psychosis.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • Lindsay had also hoped to have women who suffer from postpartum psychosis testify at her trial as well, but the judge rejected that motion in court.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of psychosis
Noun
  • Symptoms can include delusions, hallucinations, extreme depression, insomnia, paranoia and rapid mood swings.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • Despite no evidence of fraud in 2020, QR-code paranoia keeps metastasizing.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of paranoia
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  • 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
  • Writer-director Ari Aster interrogates not just the social and political turmoil of COVID-19, but also the way social media can exacerbate that unraveling of collective neuroses.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of neurosis
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • At the peak of its mania back in 2017, Rick and Morty cultivated a fanbase that, to put it kindly, was a bit much.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • Of course, the options market played a key role in the meme stock mania, often leading underlying shares of AMC.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Definition of mania
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  • This case involved a client who, after years of competency litigation, was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a state forensic hospital.
    — Schnelle Tonge, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026
  • This is reaching the level of insanity in the state of Georgia.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of insanity

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