# schizoid

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈskɪtsɔɪd/ · frequency rank #67,024

## Definitions
1. Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.
2. Schizophrenic.
3. Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable or unpredictable.

## Etymology
From schiz(ophrenia)- + -oid, from German, from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) and εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/schizoid