English Explanatory Dictionary

schizoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.
  2. Schizophrenic.
  3. Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable or unpredictable.
noun
  1. Someone with schizoid personality disorder.
  2. Someone with schizophrenia.

Pronunciation

/ˈskɪtsɔɪd/ /ˈskɪdzɔɪd/ En-us-schizoid.ogg

Word forms

schizoid more schizoid most schizoid schizoids

Etymology

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

Derived words

affectless schizoid depersonalized schizoid languid schizoid remote schizoid schizoidism schizoid psychopathy
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