schizoid

== English == === Etymology === From schiz(ophrenia)- +‎ -oid, from German, from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) and εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈskɪtsɔɪd/, /ˈskɪdzɔɪd/, /ˈskiːzɔɪd/ Hyphenation: schiz‧oid === Adjective === schizoid (comparative more schizoid, superlative most schizoid) Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity. (archaic) Schizophrenic. (figurative, sometimes offensive) Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable or unpredictable. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === schizoid (plural schizoids) (psychiatry) Someone with schizoid personality disorder. (archaic) Someone with schizophrenia. ==== Translations ==== === References === “schizoid”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French schizoïde. === Adjective === schizoid m or n (feminine singular schizoidă, masculine plural schizoizi, feminine/neuter plural schizoide) schizoid ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Adjective === schizoid (not comparable) schizoid ==== Declension ==== === References === “schizoid”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “schizoid”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “schizoid”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)