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schizoid.

Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈskɪtsɔɪd//ˈskɪdzɔɪd//ˈskiːzɔɪd/
  1. Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.

  2. Schizophrenic.

    archaic
  3. Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable or unpredictable.

    figuratively · offensive · sometimes
Where this word comes from

From schiz(ophrenia)- + -oid, from German, from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) and εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).

noun/ˈskɪtsɔɪd//ˈskɪdzɔɪd//ˈskiːzɔɪd/
  1. Someone with schizoid personality disorder.

  2. Someone with schizophrenia.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From schiz(ophrenia)- + -oid, from German, from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) and εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).

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