schiz‧o‧phre‧ni‧a /ˌskɪtsəʊˈfriːniə, -sə- $ -soʊ-, -sə-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1900-2000;
Language: German;
Origin: schizophrenie, from Greek schizo- 'split' (from schizein; ⇒ schism) + phren 'mind']
a serious mental illness in which someone’s thoughts and feelings are not based on what is really happening around them
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