schizophrenia
/ˌskɪtsəˈfriːniə/
noun
- A serious mental disorder in which a person has difficulty distinguishing between what is real and what is not, often involving hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking.
- Schizophrenia affects about 1% of the population worldwide.
- Doctors are researching the genetic causes of schizophrenia.
- Early treatment for schizophrenia can improve a person's quality of life.
- A situation or system that seems to have contradictory or conflicting parts, often used informally.
- There is a schizophrenia in the government's approach to environmental regulation.
- The film's plot suffers from a schizophrenia between comedy and tragedy.
- The company's policy on remote work shows a kind of organizational schizophrenia.