Dementia praecox and Schizophrenia

Dementia praecox

Dementia praecox noun - Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact.
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Synonyms for Dementia praecox

Schizophrenia is a synonym for dementia praecox. In some cases you can use "Schizophrenia" instead a noun phrase "Dementia praecox".

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia noun - Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact.
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Synonyms for Schizophrenia

Dementia praecox is a synonym for schizophrenia. You can use "Dementia praecox" instead a noun "Schizophrenia".

Nearby Word: schizophrenic
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Schizophrenia and Dementia praecox. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dementia_praecox/schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia or Dementia praecox. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dementia_praecox/schizophrenia.
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