schizoid
schiz·oid
schizoid · more schizoid · most schizoid
шизоидный
schizoid
Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivityCharacterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.
/ˈskɪtsɔɪd/
Meaning
3 sensesCharacterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.
schizoid
шизо́идныйšizóidnyj
(figuratively, offensive, sometimes)Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable or unpredictable.
(archaic)Schizophrenic.
More definitions
- marked by withdrawal and inability to form close relationships
- of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity:
Origin
From schiz(ophrenia)- + -oid, from German, from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) aFrom schiz(ophrenia)- + -oid, from German, from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) and εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).
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Forms
more schizoid, most schizoid| Comparative | more schizoid Lesson |
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| Superlative | most schizoid Lesson |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia:schizophrenic
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form