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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
In the emergency room, doctors told Cherise and her partner, Onyx's dad Donelle Mahomes, that Onyx might have schizophrenia.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In addition to multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, the proposal passed by the state Senate would permanently extend an existing law prohibiting step therapy for schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, which was set to sunset on January 1, 2027.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
Purdy’s defense attorneys had hoped to call his mother to the witness stand to present evidence of her history of mental illness, drug addiction, alcoholism, schizophrenia and alcohol abuse during her pregnancy with Purdy.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2025
The towers, part of the county jail system, house the greatest concentration of men with severe mental illness – more than 1,200 who struggle with conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and substance use disorder.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2025
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In addition to multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, the proposal passed by the state Senate would permanently extend an existing law prohibiting step therapy for schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, which was set to sunset on January 1, 2027.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
Purdy’s defense attorneys had hoped to call his mother to the witness stand to present evidence of her history of mental illness, drug addiction, alcoholism, schizophrenia and alcohol abuse during her pregnancy with Purdy.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2025
The towers, part of the county jail system, house the greatest concentration of men with severe mental illness – more than 1,200 who struggle with conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and substance use disorder.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizophrenia
Noun
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Sedgwick's Cynthia is married to a man over two decades her senior, Warren (Judd Hirsch), who is rapidly declining into dementia.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
3 June 2025
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And then there's specific activities that lower your risk for Parkinson's and dementia as well, including racket sports like table tennis and pickleball.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Long term effects can include memory loss, psychosis, depression, numbness, or birth defects if the drug is used during pregnancy.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Already, reviews are raving about Lawrence’s performance as a woman who experiences postpartum depression and develops psychosis, opposite Robert Pattinson as her unfaithful husband.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
18 May 2025
Noun
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That will require adopting a rational approach, not one based on paranoia.—
James Bacon,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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This was against the backdrop of a growing paranoia over different issues across the company.—
Karen Hao,
Wired News,
21 May 2025
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Both leads are superb, equally aggravated and aggravating, brittle with neuroses that occasionally relax and part to reveal gentle need.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 May 2025
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A bit later, her sometimes-exhausting internal monologues arrived on Broadway in song form, which aired out the neurosis.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Cycling between periods of mania or hypomania – high energy and excitement – and depression can have an enormous impact on a person’s daily life, work, and relationships.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2025
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And then fifteen years later, divorce uprooted us all; my family-first ethic hadn’t withstood the episodes of depression and hypomania that, eerily for me, took hold of my husband for a handful of years at midlife.—
Megan Marshall,
The New Yorker,
8 Feb. 2025
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The discovery of a Brazilian orchid with huge red-and-purple flowers in the early nineteenth century set off a mania for the exotic plants in Victorian England.—
Jenny Uglow,
The New York Review of Books,
22 May 2025
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Kissam was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which can cause periods of mania and depression.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
21 May 2025
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Sending yet another one back to City Hall would be the definition of insanity.—
Whitney Tilson,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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Alissa pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but he was found competent to stand trial in 2023 after spending time at a mental hospital.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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LTOs offer a moment of joy, control, and relevance in a time of rising costs and systemic instability.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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At the same time, France was experiencing extreme instability in its domestic politics.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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“Schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizophrenia. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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