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Recent Examples of schizoid
The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.
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Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Why not make a of couple bucks off your other 21st-century schizoid man?
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
Less than 1% of individuals develop schizoid personality disorder.
—Jessica Migala, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
There's no way to prevent schizoid or other personality disorders.
—Jessica Migala, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
For example, a mathematician with a schizoid personality might be perfectly comfortable calculating in solitude.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023
Acting isn't schizoid like that.
—Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 13 Mar. 2022
She was described in the ratings as the highest scorer on paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, avoidant and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder of all the characters (see figure 2).
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2012
Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Why not make a of couple bucks off your other 21st-century schizoid man?
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
Less than 1% of individuals develop schizoid personality disorder.
—Jessica Migala, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
There's no way to prevent schizoid or other personality disorders.
—Jessica Migala, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
For example, a mathematician with a schizoid personality might be perfectly comfortable calculating in solitude.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023
Acting isn't schizoid like that.
—Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 13 Mar. 2022
She was described in the ratings as the highest scorer on paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, avoidant and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder of all the characters (see figure 2).
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizoid
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Some parents are neurotic about validating their kids’ emotions or guarding their individuality; others fixate on maximizing their career potential.Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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In Silva’s hands, CeCe is clever and witty, neurotic and full of longing, both wise and naive.Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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There’s something transactional and performative in all his personal interactions that borders on sociopathy, before fame gave him good reason to be paranoid.Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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That should help other masters athletes be a little less paranoid about the dangers of an occasional training break.Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
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The real Paik Sa-eon was born into the Paik family with sociopathic tendencies.Kayti Burt, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
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But what the show ends up doing is withholding empathy for its protagonist, who looks increasingly sociopathic with each death that washes over her.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
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It was previously considered a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder, but in 2013 it was given its own diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM-5.Sarah Boden, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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Anxiety Anxiety disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), can co-occur with polyphagia due to the emotional and psychological impact on eating behaviors.Sarah Jividen, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
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In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History, TIME, 10 June 2024
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Men huddled together in makeshift rafts, trying to stay calm and conserve energy, while others, weak from injuries or delirious from dehydration, drifted away and became easy targets.Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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The parade through downtown Los Angeles that drew hundreds of thousands of delirious fans.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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This is also the beginning of Corbet’s aberrant artiness, employing the VistaVision trademark to diminish expectations.Armond White, National Review, 3 Jan. 2025
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However, a late-October rally in Trump’s odds was a result of aberrant betting behavior from just 1% of Polymarket’s users, according to Bloomberg.Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Logging can also leave behind more combustible species like cheatgrass, an opportunistic invasive that thrives in disturbed areas and is near-impossible to eradicate.Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2025
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Look for disturbed sleep patterns, excessive fatigue, anxiousness, or extreme procrastination.David Ko, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Schizoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizoid. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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