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Meaning of schizophrenia

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

schizophrenia

Pronunciation:/ˌskɪt.səˈfɹiː.ni.ə/

noun

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  1. A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.

  2. Any condition in which disparate or mutually exclusive activities coexist; a lack of decision between options.