different between schizophrenic vs unbalanced

English

Etymology

From schizophrenia +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sk?ts??f??n?k/
• Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

schizophrenic (comparative more schizophrenic, superlative most schizophrenic)

1. Of or relating to schizophrenia.
2. (of a person) Afflicted with schizophrenia; having difficulty with perception of reality.
3. (colloquial, offensive) Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable.
   • 2012, Thomas Boylan, Paschal O'Gorman, Hahn and Economic Methodology

     The neoclassical synthesis was a schizophrenic approach to economics – a way of subscribing to both Keynesian and classical analysis.

Usage notes

• The colloquial use of this word (equating the condition with having multiple personalities) is discouraged by some to avoid stigmatization and misunderstanding of the disorder.

Related terms

• schizo
• nonschizophrenic

Translations

Noun

schizophrenic (plural schizophrenics)

1. A person suffering from schizophrenia.

Translations

English

Etymology

From un- +? balanced.

Adjective

unbalanced (comparative more unbalanced, superlative most unbalanced)

1. not balanced, without equilibrium; dizzy

   Synonyms: out of whack, lopsided, ill-disposed, unstable, imbalanced, inbalanced

2. irrational or mentally deranged
3. (accounting) not adjusted such that debit and credit correspond
4. (computing) of an expression having different numbers of left and right parentheses
5. (American football) an offensive line with more players on one side of the center than on the other

Translations

Verb

unbalanced

1. simple past tense and past participle of unbalance