SCHIZOPHRENIAS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

schizophrenia

noun

Definition of schizophrenia

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 His public defender, Michelle Marie Benoit, on Friday said that since June 2024, doctors treating Pinkney daily in custody had diagnosed him with schizophrenia. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 In real life, there is no verified record that Murray’s team diagnosed Kaczynski with schizophrenia, much less told him so at Harvard. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026 Most women with serious mental health conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are mothers. — Meg Leduc, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026 These included alprazolam, known by its brand name, Xanax; the muscle relaxant methocarbamol; and the antipsychotic quetiapine, used to treat schizophrenia and mood disorders. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for schizophrenia

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Noun

Roberts has been diagnosed with dementia, and his family is concerned about his well-being.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
Studies have suggested that these small doses of movements have health benefits, such as improving cardiorespiratory fitness and even reducing the risks of cancer and dementia.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of dementia

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However chiding his moralism could be, Hawthorne was on intimate terms with American psychosis, the afterbirth of Puritanism.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 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

Definition of psychosis

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This causes paranoia and betrayal among his followers, where his sister Winter (Billie Lourd) meets her fate.

— Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of paranoia

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Wever plays Andie Bender, a Dateline NBC producer who attempts to keep the show on its upward ratings trajectory while constantly fielding the neuroses of its host, Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson).

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
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

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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