schizophrenic

schizophrenic
[[t]skɪ̱tsəfre̱nɪk[/t]]
schizophrenics
1) N-COUNT A schizophrenic is a person who is suffering from schizophrenia.

He was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic.

ADJ
Schizophrenic is also an adjective.

...a schizophrenic patient. ...schizophrenic tendencies.

2) ADJ-GRADED Someone's attitude or behaviour can be described as schizophrenic when they seem to have very different opinions or purposes at different times.

...the schizophrenic mood of the American public.


English dictionary. 2008.

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