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schizophrenia

The correct spelling is schizophrenia.

How to pronounce schizophrenia

/ˌskɪt.səˈfɹiː.ni.ə/
noun

IPA: /ˌskɪt.səˈfɹiː.ni.ə/

Say it like: Sch-izo-fre-nia

The correct spelling is schizophrenia. A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.

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noun

  1. 1.A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.
  2. 2.Any condition in which disparate or mutually exclusive activities coexist; a lack of decision between options.

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