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Meaning of schizophrenize
to cause someone to feel or appear to be schizophrenic
Etymology of schizophrenize
The word "schizophrenize" originates from the term "schizophrenia," which was coined by the Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1911, derived from the Greek words "schizo" (split) and "phren" (mind)
The term has been used in psychology and psychiatry to describe a mental disorder, and its verb form "schizophrenize" has been used to describe the process of inducing or causing this condition
Synonyms
fragment
dissociate
disunite
isolate
separate
divide
splinter
shatter
disrupt
disturb
unsettle
confuse
perplex
bewilder
mystify
puzzle
confound
flummox
bedevil
harass
plague
torment
trouble
annoy
vex
irk
fret
harass
badger
pester
tease
taunt
provoke
goad
heckle
intimidate
daunt
cow
bully
bludgeon
coerce
force
compel
pressure
push
drive
impel
thrust
propel
eject
expel
banish
ostracize
exclude
reject
repudiate
spurn
repel
deter
discourage
dishearten
demoralize
depress
deject
dispirit
unnerve
unman
incapacitate
cripple
maim
disable
impair
weaken
enfeeble
enervate
Definitions
- To cause someone to have a split or fragmented personality, or to induce a state of mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of the process of thinking, of contact with reality, and of emotional responsiveness
- * To drive someone mad or to a state of extreme confusion
Usage Examples
- The traumatic event schizophrenized her, causing her to dissociate from reality
- * The constant pressure and stress began to schizophrenize him, affecting his mental health and well-being
- * The artist's use of surreal and abstract imagery was intended to schizophrenize the viewer, challenging their perceptions and understanding of the world