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paranoid schizophrenia
noun
: schizophrenia characterized especially by delusions of persecution, grandiosity, or jealousy and by hallucinations (such as hearing voices) chiefly of an auditory nature
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He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia but refused to take the medication that eased his delusional thoughts.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
After his arrest, Loughner was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2024
According to The Guardian, Massey's daughter has said her mother had been previously diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 24 July 2024
Roosevelt kept order until police arrived and arrested Schrank, who was later diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and committed to an institution for the criminally insane until his death in 1943.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1940, in the meaning defined above
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“Paranoid schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paranoid%20schizophrenia. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
paranoid schizophrenia
noun
: schizophrenia characterized especially by delusions of persecution, grandiosity, or jealousy and by hallucinations (such as hearing voices) chiefly of an auditory nature
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