schizy

adjective

variants or schizzy
Definition of schizynext
as in paranoidal

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizy
  1. psychotic
  2. paranoid
  3. neurotic
  4. schizoid
  5. disturbed
  6. disordered
  7. aberrant
  8. obsessive-compulsive
Adjective
  • The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.
    Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
Definition of psychotic
Adjective
  • Corcoran is under the paranoid delusion that prison guards are torturing him with sound waves.
    Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Described as a paranoid thriller in the vein of Esmail’s Emmy and Golden Globe winner Mr. Robot, as well as The Silence of the Lambs, the film’s logline is being kept under wraps.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of paranoid
Adjective
  • Here are some presents for those delightfully neurotic people in your life, the ones who keep their kitchens as organized as the pros in restaurants.
    Emily Johnson, Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Due to childhood lead poisoning, the research suggests that Americans, overall, are less conscientious and more neurotic.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of neurotic
Adjective
  • The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.
    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
Definition of schizoid
Adjective
  • Police responded to two incidents in 2023 where the suspect was emotionally disturbed.
    Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The phenomenon has grown so popular of late that Yosemite officials say a growing number of visitors have destroyed natural vegetation and disturbed habitats while battling for parking and viewing spaces.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of disturbed
Adjective
  • 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
  • It is associated with hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Definition of disordered
Adjective
  • 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
  • But Trump’s conduct has been so aberrant for so long that separating genuine deterioration from routine volatility is no easy task—on what basis does one judge oscillations in something without precedent in public life?
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of aberrant
Adjective
  • 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
  • Seeing Shred: Differences in muscle dysmorphia, orthorexia nervosa, depression, and obsessive-compulsive tendencies among groups of weightlifting athletes National Library of Medicine.
    Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of obsessive-compulsive
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