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schizothymia [skit΄sə thī′mē ə, skiz΄əthī′mē ə]n.an emotional condition characterized by schizoid tendencies: less severe than schizophreniaschizothymic [skit΄sə thī′mik, skiz΄ə thī′mik]adj., n.
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schizothymia — n. Psychol. an introvert condition with a tendency to schizophrenia. Derivatives: schizothymic adj. Etymology: mod.L (as SCHIZOPHRENIA + Gk thumos temper) * * * schizothymia / thīˈmi ə/ noun (Gr thymos mind, temper; psychiatry) Manifestation of… … Useful english dictionary
schizothymia — n. introverted and imaginative behavior, behavior that somewhat resembles schizophrenic behavior … English contemporary dictionary
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schizothymia — /skɪtsoʊˈθaɪmiə/ (say skitsoh thuymeeuh) noun an emotional state or temperament out of keeping with the rational mind. {schizo + Greek thymia, from thymos mind} –schizothymic, adjective …
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