Definitions for hebephrenia

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hebephrenia he·be·phre·ni·a

Spelling: [hee-buh-free-nee-uh]

IPA: /ˌhi bəˈfri ni ə/

Hebephrenia is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 376 anagrams from letters in hebephrenia (abeeehhinpr).

Definitions for hebephrenia

noun

1. a type of schizophrenia characterized by emotionless, incongruous, or silly behavior, intellectual deterioration, and hallucinations, frequently beginning insidiously during adolescence.

Origin of hebephrenia

1880-85; Greek hēbē- (see hebetic) + -phrenia

Examples 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.