How do you pronounce schizo?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskɪtsoʊ/.

schizo

/ˈskɪtsoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: schizo
IPA: /ˈskɪtsoʊ/

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Meaning

noun

Schizophrenic.

Derogatory; Offensive; Slang

noun

A mad or crazy person.

Colloquial; Derogatory; Offensive

adj

crazy, not of sound mind

Derogatory; Offensive; Slang

Example Sentences

""Lucky for you you aren't in one of our great public hospitals; they put the loonies next to the heroin addicts, and there's so much drug traffic in the wards that the poor schizos end up with bad habits.""

Etymology

Etymology tree English schizophrenia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English schizophrenicclip. English schizo Clipping of schizophrenic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈskɪtsoʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

schizos (plural) skitzo (alternative) more schizo (comparative) most schizo (superlative)

Derived Forms

Schizogram

Phrases

schizo car schizo pop schizo-pop schizo ride schizo whip

Synonyms

basket case basket weaver crack crackpot crazy crazyhead dingbat eccentric fruit and nut case fruit cake fruit loop fruitloop

Homonyms

schizo-