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a very serious mental illness in which someone cannot think or behave normally and often experiences delusions
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Recent Examples of schizophrenia
Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia, barged onto a train in May 2023 shouting death threats while high on a type of synthetic marijuana known as K2.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
These include Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (persistent and uncontrollable vomiting); marijuana use disorder (aka addiction) and even a link to the onset of schizophrenia in young adults.
—Howard Husock, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
At the time, Joel’s mother was hospitalized with schizophrenia.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
Gradually, the whole field of schizophrenia began to shift.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for schizophrenia 
Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
These include Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (persistent and uncontrollable vomiting); marijuana use disorder (aka addiction) and even a link to the onset of schizophrenia in young adults.
—Howard Husock, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
At the time, Joel’s mother was hospitalized with schizophrenia.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
Gradually, the whole field of schizophrenia began to shift.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for schizophrenia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizophrenia
Noun
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With 80% of dementia cases projected to be in the Global South by 2050, international collaboration remains crucial.—
Tarun Galagali,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s triumphant L.A. debut coincides with forthcoming doc about his dementia Nightclub drag shows will always hold a special place in Delta’s heart.—
Candace Hansen,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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However, psychosis can also happen much earlier or later.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
16 Jan. 2025
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There are nearly 6 million patients in the U.S. with Alzheimer’s, and around half of them have psychosis, or symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions, Elkins said.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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Since the advent of the Patrick Mahomes Era, the Chiefs are 15-3 in the postseason — a diametric contrast for a franchise that had won just one of its previous 12 playoff games and tormented its fan base into what might be called rational paranoia.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2025
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At times, seeking advice from friends like Joey and Chandler only fueled Ross’s paranoia.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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A touch of neurosis, a lot of laughs and plenty of profound insights could be found at The Hollywood Reporter’s Writer Roundtable, where six scribes who crafted seven of 2024’s top screenplays gathered for a lively conversation in November.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Freud believed complete elimination of neurosis was neither possible nor desirable.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes,
2 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Cyclothymia symptoms are less-intense hypomania and depression that do not meet clinical criteria for hypomania or depression.—
Michelle Pugle,
Verywell Health,
15 Oct. 2024
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In essays, Goodfellow details antidepressant-induced hypomania.—
Michelle Pugle,
Health,
23 Jan. 2023
Noun
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Must have been like this in Amsterdam during the great tulip mania.—
Andrew Mackie,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Foreman theater answered this call by creating dreamscapes that eluded our intellect’s mania for control.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This insanity aside, allowing states to override federal enforcement priorities guarantees that the federal government will have to release or fail to arrest serious criminals to make way for peaceful people targeted by states with aggressive attorneys general.—
David J Bier,
Orange County Register,
19 Jan. 2025
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Toward the end of his frenetic set, though, DaBaby doubled down on the insanity.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Each year the dealmaking seems to take longer in this age of streaming and theatrical instability.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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The retreat significantly weakened the U.S.'s position in international climate negotiations and sent a signal of instability to other countries.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizophrenia. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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