disorganized schizophrenia

noun

A form of schizophrenia marked by disorganized behavior and speech as well as inappropriate emotional responses or affect.

Similar
hebephreniahebephrenic schizophreniadisorganized type schizophrenia

Meanings

noundisorganized schizophrenia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA form of schizophrenia marked by disorganized behavior and speech as well as inappropriate emotional responses or affect.

    Synonyms: hebephrenia, hebephrenic schizophrenia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA form of schizophrenia marked by disorganized behavior and speech as well as inappropriate emotional responses or affect.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions

Similar
hebephreniahebephrenic schizophreniadisorganized type schizophrenia
Broader
schizophreniaschizophrenic disorderschizophrenic psychosis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch gedesorganiseerde schizofrenie, hebefrene schizofrenie
  • gedesorganiseerde schizofreniedisorganized schizophrenia
  • hebefrene schizofreniedisorganized schizophrenia
Finnish hebefreeninen skitsofrenia, hebefrenia
  • hebefreeninen skitsofreniadisorganized schizophrenia
  • hebefreniadisorganized schizophrenia
German hebephrene Schizophrenie, Hebeprenie
  • hebephrene Schizophreniedisorganized schizophrenia
  • Hebepreniedisorganized schizophrenia
Polish schizofrenia zdezorganizowana, hebefrenia
  • schizofrenia zdezorganizowanadisorganized schizophrenia
  • hebefreniadisorganized schizophrenia
Russian гебефрени́ческий синдро́м, гебефрени́я
  • гебефрени́ческий синдро́м (gebefreníčeskij sindróm)disorganized schizophrenia
  • гебефрени́я (gebefreníja)disorganized schizophrenia
Swedish hebefreni
  • hebefrenidisorganized schizophrenia
Ukrainian гебефре́нія
  • гебефре́нія (hebefrénija)disorganized schizophrenia
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disorganized schizophrenia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disorganized%20schizophrenia.

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