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| schiz·o·phre·ni·a [ skìtsə frnee ə ] |
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1. psychiatric disorder with symptoms of withdrawal into self: a severe psychiatric disorder with symptoms of emotional instability, detachment from reality, and withdrawal into the self
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2. offensive term: an offensive term for a state characterized by contradictory or conflicting attitudes, behavior, or qualities
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| [Early 20th century. <schizo- + Greek phrēn "mind"] |
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