schizophrenia

名词 n.
/skɪtsə(ʊ)ˈfɹiːniə/    /ˌskɪtsəˈfɹiniə/|/ˌskɪtsəˈfɹɛniə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions. countable,uncountable
    — Increasing data suggests that regular marijuana use in adolescence may also be a risk factor for developing very serious psychotic disorders, especially schizophrenia.
  2. A condition in which a person is supposed to have several distinct personalities; dissociative identity disorder. countable,proscribed,uncountable
    — You have enough money to afford schizophrenia for a while. Especially if the personality B dreams up things that personality A makes practical, financially advantageous use of.
  3. Any condition in which disparate or mutually exclusive activities coexist; a lack of decision between options. countable,figuratively,informal,uncountable
    — [O]ne can understand how the cultural disorientation which beset the African Continent has confused Africa's political behaviour, creating a political schizophrenia that made nation-building impossible.

词形变化

词源

From German Schizophrenie (coined by Eugen Bleuler), from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) + φρήν (phrḗn, “mind, heart, diaphragm”) + English -ia. A combination of schizo- + -phrenia.
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