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esquizofrénico

schizophrenic (person)

noun adjective es-kee-soh-FREH-nee-koh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: From Greek skhizein ('to split') + phren ('mind').

Also means

schizophrenic (adjective)

Usage Note

Esquizofrénico functions as both a noun (el esquizofrénico, 'the schizophrenic') and an adjective (un comportamiento esquizofrénico, 'schizophrenic behaviour'). In informal speech the adjective is sometimes used hyperbolically to mean 'wildly contradictory', a use that many find offensive. The feminine is esquizofrénica.

Examples

"Le diagnosticaron como esquizofrénico."

Natural Translation

He was diagnosed as schizophrenic.

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