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English word origin

Etymology of schiz

Clipping of schizophrenic. Compare schizo, schizoid.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

An insane person.

verb

To act in an erratic and unpredictable manner; to go insane; to exhibit symptoms of schizophrenia.

adj

Crazy, insane. · Involving or pertaining to schizophrenia (in the medical sense); schizophrenic. · Of a situation: odd, bizarre.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of schizophrenic. Compare schizo, schizoid.

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