- schizoid schiz·oid adj , n
- ['skɪtsɔɪd]
schizoide (m/f)
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English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
schiz|oid — «SKIHT soyd, SKIHZ oyd», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having schizophrenia. 2. like or tending toward schizophrenia: »A journalist writing of a visit to Revéron s thatched hut some time after his first schizoid crisis in 1945 describes the artist s… … Useful english dictionary
schiz·oid — /ˈskıtˌsoıd/ adj 1 technical : relating to or having schizophrenia schizoid symptoms/patients 2 : changing frequently between opposite states With his schizoid nature, you never know whether he will disagree or agree with you. The biography shows … Useful english dictionary
schizoid — [skit′soid΄, skiz′oid΄] adj. [ SCHIZ(O) + OID] 1. Psychiatry of, like, or having schizophrenia 2. designating a personality type characterized by quietness, seclusiveness, introversion, etc. n. a schizoid person … English World dictionary
schizoid — schiz•oid [[t]ˈskɪt sɔɪd[/t]] adj. 1) psi of or pertaining to a personality disorder marked by dissociation, passivity, and indifference to praise or criticism 2) psi of or pertaining to schizophrenia or to multiple personality 3) psi a schizoid… … From formal English to slang
schizoid — schiz|oid [ˈskıtsɔıd] adj 1.) technical typical of schizophrenia ▪ a schizoid personality disorder 2.) quickly changing between opposite opinions or attitudes ▪ Martin s latest play is as schizoid and erratic as its characters … Dictionary of contemporary English
Schizoid — Having symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia. See schizophrenia * * * Socially isolated, withdrawn, having few (if any) friends or social relationships; resembling the personality features characteristic of schizophrenia, but in a milder… … Medical dictionary
schizoid — /skit soyd/, adj. 1. Psychol. of or pertaining to a personality disorder marked by dissociation, passivity, withdrawal, inability to form warm social relationships, and indifference to praise or criticism. 2. Informal. of or pertaining to… … Universalium
schizoid — (adj.) resembling schizophrenia, 1925, from Ger. schizoid (1921), from schiz(ophrenia) + Gk. oeides like, from eidos form, shape (see OID (Cf. oid)) … Etymology dictionary