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Adjective: schizoid  'skit,soyd
  1. Marked by withdrawal and inability to form close relationships
     
  2. Of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia
    - schizophrenic
Noun: schizoid  'skit,soyd
  1. Characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia
    - schizotypal personality

Derived forms: schizoids

See also: neurotic, psychoneurotic

Type of: personality disorder

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