schizophrenia
/ˌskɪtsəˈfɹiniə/noun
High SchoolNot in standard dictionaries
1
A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.
2
A condition in which a person is supposed to have several distinct personalities; dissociative identity disorder.
3
Any condition in which disparate or mutually exclusive activities coexist; a lack of decision between options.
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