schizoid vs. schizophrenia
adjective
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Psychology. of or relating to a personality disorder marked by dissociation, passivity, withdrawal, inability to form warm social relationships, and indifference to praise or criticism.
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Informal. of or relating to schizophrenia or to multiple personality.
noun
noun
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Formerly dementia praecox. Psychiatry. a spectrum of mental disorders characterized by emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, hallucinations, or a combination of any of these symptoms.
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Sometimes Offensive. a state characterized by the coexistence of contradictory or incompatible elements.
