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schizoid

Syllables: schiz·oid/ˈskɪtsɔɪd/

schizoid adjective: characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.

Adjective

schizoid (comparative more schizoid, superlative most schizoid)

  1. Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.
    • Abstract symbol systems, such as mathematics, are especially valuable for object-seeking for schizoid personalities. By means of such symbolizations, object contact may be sought and obtained, while at the same time a psychological distance may be maintained between self and other; it is virtually...1974, Thomas S. Szasz, M.D., chapter 8, in The Myth of Mental Illness, →ISBN, page 135
  2. (archaic) Schizophrenic.
  3. (figuratively, offensive, sometimes) Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable or unpredictable.
    • Babits himself never fully lived up to this program; indeed, the declaration itself shows his schizoid attitude toward poetry: he wants to say out loud that he does not want to be heard.1972, Roy Temple House, Ernst Erich Noth, Books Abroad, volume 46, page 32
    • I continued to live a schizoid existence—working as a schoolteacher, molding myself into what I imagined was a traditional male image […] — but I couldn't fool myself. I was a queer in lumberjack drag.1991 February 11, Eric R. Rofes, “My Life As A Queer”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 29, page 10

Noun

schizoid (plural schizoids)

  1. Someone with schizoid personality disorder.
  2. (archaic) Someone with schizophrenia.

schizoid meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Indonesian

schizoid in Tamil

மனச்சிதைவு நோய் போல் தோன்றுகின்ற

schizoid in Urdu

پراگندہ دماغ

schizoid in Indonesian

characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity
skizoid

Forms of schizoid

Adjective
comparativemore schizoid
superlativemost schizoid
Noun
pluralschizoids

Origin of schizoid

From schiz(ophrenia)- + -oid, from German, from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) and εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).

Words formed from schizoid

Phrases with schizoid

Questions about schizoid

What does schizoid mean?
Schizoid means characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.
What is schizoid in Tamil?
Schizoid in Tamil is மனச்சிதைவு நோய் போல் தோன்றுகின்ற. See Schizoid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is schizoid?
Schizoid can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce schizoid?
Schizoid is pronounced /ˈskɪtsɔɪd/.

Words near schizoid in the dictionary

  1. schizogonic
  2. schizogonies
  3. schizogonous
  4. schizogony
  5. Schizogram
  6. schizoid
  7. schizoid personality disorder
  8. schizoid personality disordered
  9. schizoid personality disorders
  10. schizoid pop
  11. schizoid psychopathy

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