schizoid
English edit
Etymology edit
schizo(phrenia)- + -oid, from German, from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) and εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
schizoid (comparative more schizoid, superlative most schizoid)
- Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.
- 1974, Thomas S. Szasz, M.D., chapter 8, in The Myth of Mental Illness, →ISBN, page 135:
- Abstract symbol systems, such as mathematics, are especially valuable for object-seeking for schizoid personalities. By means of such symbolizations, object contact may be sought and obtained, while at the same time a psychological distance may be maintained between self and other; it is virtually impossible to have a personal relationship and at the same time to maintain such distance.
- (archaic) schizophrenic
- (figurative) Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable.
- 1972, Roy Temple House, Ernst Erich Noth, Books Abroad, volume 46, page 32:
- Babits himself never fully lived up to this program; indeed, the declaration itself shows his schizoid attitude toward poetry: he wants to say out loud that he does not want to be heard.
Translations edit
characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity
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Noun edit
schizoid (plural schizoids)
- (psychiatry) someone with schizoid personality disorder
- (archaic) someone with schizophrenia
Translations edit
someone with schizoid personality disorder
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References edit
- “schizoid”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French schizoïde.
Adjective edit
schizoid m or n (feminine singular schizoidă, masculine plural schizoizi, feminine and neuter plural schizoide)
Declension edit
Declension of schizoid
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | schizoid | schizoidă | schizoizi | schizoide | ||
| definite | schizoidul | schizoida | schizoizii | schizoidele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | schizoid | schizoide | schizoizi | schizoide | ||
| definite | schizoidului | schizoidei | schizoizilor | schizoidelor | |||
Swedish edit
Adjective edit
schizoid (not comparable)
Declension edit
| Inflection of schizoid | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | schizoid | — | — |
| Neuter singular | schizoit | — | — |
| Plural | schizoida | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | schizoide | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | schizoide | — | — |
| All | schizoida | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||