Meaning

noun characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia

adjective of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia

adjective marked by withdrawal and inability to form close relationships

originFrom schiz(ophrenia)- + -oid, from German, from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) and εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).

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