schizo

¹ American  

[skit-soh] / ˈskɪt soʊ /

Sometimes schitzo,

noun

plural

schizos

1. a schizophrenic or schizoid person.

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adjective

1. schizophrenic or schizoid.

2. crazy; wildly eccentric; lunatic.

schizo- ² American  

especially before a vowel, schiz-.

1. a combining form meaning “split,” used in the formation of compound words.

   schizogenetic.

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schizo ¹ British  

/ ˈskɪtsəʊ /

adjective

1. schizophrenic

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noun

1. a schizophrenic person

schizo- ² British  

combining form

1. indicating a cleavage, split, or division

   schizocarp

   schizophrenia

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Etymology

Origin of schizo¹

1940–45; by shortening; -o

Origin of schizo-²

< Greek, combining form representing schízein to part, split

Example Sentences

In the 2014 book, “Schizo Culture: The Book, The Event,” he recalled the chaos of the proceedings: “Foucault vented his furor and frustration at the conference. It was a scandal, he said; he had never seen a worse audience before; New Yorkers were horrible, the conference a sham.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Schizo Culture” may have seemed, in its moment, like little more than abject confusion.

From Los Angeles Times

“The autism part is pretty socially acceptable these days, but the mental illness part is still scary to many people, especially when the prefix ‘schizo’ is mentioned,” she said.

From Washington Times

“I thought I was schizo,” she says.

From The Guardian

“I’m sorry I’m such a schizo.”

From Time