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schizophrenia
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schizophrenia
(noun)
schizophrenia
/ˌskɪtsə
ˈ
friːnijə/
noun
schizophrenia
/ˌskɪtsə
ˈ
friːnijə/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SCHIZOPHRENIA
[
noncount
]
technical
:
a very serious mental illness in which someone cannot think or behave normally and often experiences delusions
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