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
schizoid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Psychiatry denoting a personality type characterized by emotional aloofness and solitary habits. 2) informal resembling schizophrenia in having contradictory elements; mad or crazy. ► NOUN ▪ a schizoid person … English terms 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 — Vergleichende Klassifikation nach ICD 10 DSM IV … Deutsch Wikipedia
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 See schizophrenia * * * Socially isolated, withdrawn, having few (if any) friends or social relationships; resembling the personality features characteristic of schizophrenia, but in a milder… … Medical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 — [[t]skɪ̱tsɔɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as schizoid, you mean that they seem to have very different opinions and purposes at different times. ...a rather schizoid fellow. 2) ADJ Someone who is schizoid suffers from schizophrenia … English dictionary
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 — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1924 characterized by, resulting from, tending toward, or suggestive of schizophrenia • schizoid noun … New Collegiate 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 — 1. adjective a) characterized by social withdrawal and flat affect b) schizophrenic (archaic) 2. noun a) Someone with Schizoid Personality Disorder b) … Wiktionary
