schizoid
/ˈskɪtsɔɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.
noun
Example Sentences
- "Abstract symbol systems, such as mathematics, are especially valuable for object-seeking for schizoid personalities. By means of such symbolizations, object contact may be sought and obtained, while at the same time a psychological distance may be maintained between self and other; it is virtually impossible to have a personal relationship and at the same time to maintain such distance."
- "Babits himself never fully lived up to this program; indeed, the declaration itself shows his schizoid attitude toward poetry: he wants to say out loud that he does not want to be heard."
- "I continued to live a schizoid existence—working as a schoolteacher, molding myself into what I imagined was a traditional male image […] — but I couldn't fool myself. I was a queer in lumberjack drag."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, σχίζω