English Explanatory Dictionary

schiz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An insane person.
adj
  1. Crazy, insane.
  2. Involving or pertaining to schizophrenia (in the medical sense); schizophrenic.
  3. Of a situation: odd, bizarre.
verb
  1. To act in an erratic and unpredictable manner; to go insane; to exhibit symptoms of schizophrenia.

Pronunciation

/skɪts/

Word forms

schiz schizes schitz schizz shitz skitz skiz more schiz most schiz schizs schizing schized

Etymology

Clipping of schizophrenic. Compare schizo, schizoid.

Synonyms

schizo basket case basket weaver crack crackpot crazy crazyhead dingbat eccentric fruit and nut case fruit cake fruit loop fruitloop head case kook loony loony tune lunatic madcap madhead mental case nut nut ball nutbar nutburger nutcase nutjob nutter psycho psychoceramic screwball space cadet space pilot unconventional wackadoo wackadoodle wacko whackjob whacko weirdo wingnut space case schizzy 5150 bananas barking barking mad buggish buggy bughouse barmy batchy batpoop bats batty bonkers bread baskets cracked crackers cra-cra
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