schizoid lifestyle

9.9

A way of living when a person avoids other people and keeps their feelings to themselves

noun
/ˈskɪtsɔɪd ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/

: estilo de vida esquizoide

Her schizoid lifestyle meant she avoided most family gatherings and preferred to spend time alone.

Examples

Living a schizoid lifestyle can make it difficult to form close relationships.
He leads a schizoid lifestyle and prefers solitude.
He embraced a schizoid lifestyle, choosing solitude over socializing with friends.
Many people find a schizoid lifestyle appealing.
He embraced a schizoid lifestyle, choosing solitude over socializing with others.
Her schizoid lifestyle involved frequent isolation and minimal emotional connection with those around her.
Living a schizoid lifestyle often leads to a sense of detachment from friends and family.

Synonyms

schizoid tendencies

vsschizoid lifestyle

1 9.9

A pattern of avoiding people and showing little interest in close relationships

is a long-lasting way of living rather than occasional behavior patterns

Antonyms

connected

2.5

In a close relationship with other people or groups

How Withdrawn

solitary

1 7.2

schizoid lifestyle

9.9

quiet

45 1.0

Surface Forms

schizoid lifestyle singular

schizoid lifestyles plural

Morphology

schizoid + lifestyle

The meaning 'a lifestyle marked by avoidance of social interaction and emotional detachment' is directly and predictably composed from 'schizoid' (detached from social relationships/emotions) + 'lifestyle' (ways of living). While 'schizoid' is somewhat technical and less frequent, if a B1 learner knows that adjective the adjective + noun composition follows normal English patterns and yields an immediately interpretable meaning.

Etymology

Schizoid lifestyle comes from schizoid, a word from old Greek meaning 'split', and lifestyle, meaning a way of living. The picture is of a person 'split off' from other people, so the phrase means choosing to keep away from others and stay emotionally distant.