French word

schizophrénie

Pronunciation

IPA/skizofʁeni/

Meaning

  • feminine nounschizophrenia

Example

La schizophrénie nécessite souvent un suivi médical à long terme.

Schizophrenia often requires long-term medical follow-up.

Illustration for schizophrénie (schizophrenia)

More examples

Les symptômes de la schizophrénie varient d'une personne à l'autre.

Symptoms of schizophrenia vary from one person to another.

Core concept

A mind whose links between thoughts, perceptions, and reality no longer hold together reliably.

Common phrases

  • symptômes de la schizophrénie

    symptoms of schizophrenia

  • traitement médicamenteux de la schizophrénie

    drug treatment for schizophrenia

Similar words

psychose: A severe disturbance of contact with reality, sometimes involving hallucinations or delusions.
maladie psychiatrique: A general term for a disease affecting thought or emotion within the field of psychiatry.
dépression: A disease marked by persistently depressed mood and difficulty managing everyday activities.

Definition in French

Trouble psychiatrique chronique qui entraîne des perturbations de la pensée, des perceptions et du contact avec la réalité.

Word origin

Schizophrénie is a medical term formed from Greek schizein, meaning 'to split', and phren, meaning 'mind' or 'thought'.

Usage tips

  • Schizophrénie is feminine in French, so its standard article is la, as in la schizophrénie.

Related words

  • schizophrèneperson with schizophrenianoun
  • schizophréniqueschizophrenicadjective

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