SCHIZOPHRENICS 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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Among the people who had donated their brains to research, nearly 60% had been diagnosed with dementia, while just under 19% had a neurodegenerative condition listed as a cause of death.

— Mike McRae September 15, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2026
As for those extra 13 dementia-free years, the NYU study reinforces that what’s good for the heart is good for the brain.

— Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 15 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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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
Wonders is also terrific, a ball of neuroses and repression, envious of Elliot’s exploits.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 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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Fewer than one per cent of Americans charged with felonies plead insanity, and the great majority of those who do have previously been hospitalized with a serious psychiatric condition.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
And the polarizing trial of Lindsay Clancy, a labor-and-delivery nurse who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after killing her three children in 2023, has captivated the country since July.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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