hebephrenia
[ hee-buh-free-nee-uh ]
/ ˌhi bəˈfri ni ə /
noun Psychiatry.
a type of schizophrenia characterized by emotionless, incongruous, or silly behavior, intellectual deterioration, and hallucinations, frequently beginning insidiously during adolescence.
OTHER WORDS FROM hebephrenia
he·be·phren·ic [hee-buh-fren-ik] /ˌhi bəˈfrɛn ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby hebephrenia
hebdomadal,
hebdomadal council,
hebdomadary,
hebe,
hebei,
hebephrenia,
heber,
heberden,
heberden's nodes,
hebetate,
hebetic
Example sentences from the Web for hebephrenia
The subjects of hebephrenia are peculiarly liable to tubercular infection and many die of phthisis.
Hebephrenia is always a disease of adolescence and never occurs during adult life.
British Dictionary definitions for hebephrenia
hebephrenia
/ (ˌhiːbɪˈfriːnɪə) /
noun
a form of pubertal schizophrenia, characterized by hallucinations, delusions, foolish behaviour, and senseless laughter
Derived forms of hebephrenia
hebephrenic (ˌhiːbɪˈfrɛnɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for hebephrenia
C20: New Latin, from Greek
hēbē youth +
-phrenia mental disorder, from
phrēn mind
Medical definitions for hebephrenia
hebephrenia
[ hē′bə-frē′nē-ə, -frĕn′ē-ə ]
n.
A schizophrenia, usually starting at puberty, characterized by foolish mannerisms, senseless laughter, delusions, hallucinations, and regressive behavior.
disorganized schizophrenia hebephrenic schizophrenia