SCHIZOPHRENIAS 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 That will not surprise anyone who has worked with it in schizophrenia. — Nitin Gogtay, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026 AntiMood stabilizers support people who have mood swings because of conditions such as bipolar disorder, personality disorder and schizophrenia. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 He’d been diagnosed with schizophrenia, his autopsy report said. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 They can be used to treat certain diseases, such as epilepsy, and may have some benefits in other psychiatric conditions such as depression and schizophrenia. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for schizophrenia

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However, human studies have not demonstrated that nicotine can prevent dementia, slow Alzheimer’s disease progression, preserve long-term cognitive function or improve outcomes in Parkinson’s disease.

— Hasmeena Kathuria, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
With science linking more health benefits to caffeine, from better heart health and a lower risk of dementia, this pathway might just be the key force behind it.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 21 Sep. 2026

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The real problem is that their alien visitor can take the form of anyone around them, leading to one of the best films ever made about paranoia and distrust.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
The best psychological thrillers use their characters’ paranoia and uncertainty to create similar feelings of dread and doubt in their viewers.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of paranoia

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Their bond deepens with the wry neuroses and gradually dropped defenses of many a midlife romantic comedy, though Parkinson’s complicates matters in unusual, empathetically explored ways.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
But in the common vernacular of what neurosis means—someone whose life is put upon them, who feels weighted by the everyday, who struggles with unadulterated joy—that is me in a nutshell.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of neurosis

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People with bipolar 2 disorder experience cycles of depression and hypomania, which is less intense than the mania experienced with bipolar 1 disorder.

— Michael Casey, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of hypomania

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Descano’s side went along with his insanity defense after approving a mental health evaluation by psychologist Eric Drogin, court records show.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Eleven of the 12 jurors accepted the defense’s argument that Clancy had acute postpartum psychosis and should be found not guilty by reason of insanity.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026

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