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schizophrenia meaning in Sinhala

හින්නෝන්මාදය hinnōnmādaya

UK/skɪtsə(ʊ)ˈfɹiːniə//ˌskɪtsəˈfɹiniə/

schizophrenia in Sinhala: හින්නෝන්මාදය (hinnōnmādaya), ශිශ්රෝපනය (śiśrōpanaya). In English, schizophrenia means a psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.

Sinhala words for schizophrenia

mental disorder
හින්නෝන්මාදය hinnōnmādaya, ශිශ්රෝපනය śiśrōpanaya

English meaning of schizophrenia

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

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Questions about schizophrenia in Sinhala

What is the meaning of schizophrenia in Sinhala?
Schizophrenia in Sinhala is හින්නෝන්මාදය (hinnōnmādaya), ශිශ්රෝපනය (śiśrōpanaya).
schizophrenia යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Schizophrenia: හින්නෝන්මාදය (hinnōnmādaya), ශිශ්රෝපනය (śiśrōpanaya).
What does schizophrenia mean in English?
Schizophrenia means a psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.

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