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schizophrenia

/ˌskɪtsəˈfɹiniə/

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What does schizophrenia mean?

noun

  1. A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.
  2. A condition in which a person is supposed to have several distinct personalities; dissociative identity disorder.
  3. (figuratively, informal) Any condition in which disparate or mutually exclusive activities coexist; a lack of decision between options.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌskɪtsəˈfɹiniə/

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/ˌskɪtsəˈfɹɛniə/
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