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hebephrenia
[ hee-buh-free-nee-uh ]
noun
, Psychiatry.
- a type of schizophrenia characterized by emotionless, incongruous, or silly behavior, intellectual deterioration, and hallucinations, frequently beginning insidiously during adolescence.
hebephrenia
/ ˌhiːbɪˈfriːnɪə; ˌhiːbɪˈfrɛnɪk /
noun
- a form of pubertal schizophrenia, characterized by hallucinations, delusions, foolish behaviour, and senseless laughter
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Derived Forms
- hebephrenic, adjective
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Other Words From
- he·be·phren·ic [hee-b, uh, -, fren, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hebephrenia1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hebephrenia1
C20: New Latin, from Greek hēbē youth + -phrenia mental disorder, from phrēn mind
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Example Sentences
Hebephrenia is always a disease of adolescence and never occurs during adult life.
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The subjects of hebephrenia are peculiarly liable to tubercular infection and many die of phthisis.
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Let us recall also the mental troubles, the psychoses designated by the name hebephrenia.
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