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schizo

schizo

7 9.9
A rude name people use for a person with a serious mental illness
  • noun
  • /ˈskɪt.soʊ/
  • Slur
translation icon : esquizofrénico
  • Well, I attribute my schizo experience more to my seizure condition than anything else.
  • goes schizo
  • schizo personality
  • schizo look

Second scenario, some schizo actually wrote an entire goddamn book, and I'm terrified of that part too 'cause they have Nick's address.

Examples

  • My parents thought that I was schizo in the classical sense.

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  • It is inappropriate to call someone a schizo just because they act differently.

  • Hey, you see this schizo talking to himself?

  • - Do you think he might be schizo?

  • This guy's a total schizo.

  • Some of you truly sound a bit schizo!

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  • Who did you say was schizo?

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  • Wait, Wait, Wait, he's a schizo!

  • If he has an alibi, if he didn't do anything, there's nothing to worry about, the guy's just a flipped out schizo.

  • People should avoid using the term schizo as it is disrespectful to those with mental health issues.

Synonyms

schizophrenic
vsschizo
  • Specialized
19 9.0

A person with a serious illness that affects thinking and feeling

is an insulting, stigmatizing slang term rather than a neutral medical label

Compounds

9.9

Actions that are unpredictable and that many people find offensive

Surface Forms

schizo singular
schizos plural

Etymology

Schizo comes from the Greek root schiz- meaning 'split', seen in words like schizophrenia that originally meant a 'split' in the mind. So calling a person a schizo is disrespectful and hurts people with a real mental illness.