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hebephrenia — adolescent insanity, 1886, coined in Modern Latin by German psychiatrist Ewald Escker in 1871, from Gk. hebe youth (see HEBE (Cf. Hebe) (1)) + phrene mind … Etymology dictionary
hebephrenia — [hē΄bi frē′nē ə] n. [ModL < Gr hēbē, youth + phrēn, the mind] a form of schizophrenia characterized by childish or silly behavior, disorganized thinking, delusions, and hallucinations, usually beginning in adolescence hebephrenic… … English World dictionary
hebephrenia — hebephrenic /hee beuh fren ik/, adj. /hee beuh free nee euh/, n. Psychiatry. a type of schizophrenia characterized by emotionless, incongruous, or silly behavior, intellectual deterioration, and hallucinations, frequently beginning insidiously… … Universalium
hebephrenia — noun /hiːbɪˈfriːnɪə/ A form of schizophrenia characterised by inappropriate behaviour and emotional responses … Wiktionary
hebephrenia — A syndrome characterized by shallow and inappropriate affect, giggling, and silly, regressive behavior and mannerisms; a subtype of schizophrenia now renamed disorganized schizophrenia. [G. hebe, puberty, + phren, the mind] * * * he·be·phre·nia… … Medical dictionary
hebephrenia — n. type of schizophrenia (Psychiatry) … English contemporary dictionary
hebephrenia — [ˌhi:bɪ fri:nɪə] noun a form of chronic schizophrenia involving disordered thought, hallucinations, and bizarre behaviour. Derivatives hebephrenic frɛnɪk adjective &noun Origin C19 (orig. assoc. with behaviour in puberty): from the goddess of… … English new terms dictionary
hebephrenia — he·be·phre·nia … English syllables
hebephrenia — n. an obsolescent name for a chronic form of schizophrenia that typically starts in adolescence or young adulthood. The most prominent features are disordered thinking; inappropriate emotions with inappropriate affect, naivity and vulnerability,… … The new mediacal dictionary
hebephrenia — he•be•phre•ni•a [[t]ˌhi bəˈfri ni ə[/t]] n. psi a form of schizophrenia characterized by emotionless, incongruous, or silly behavior, intellectual deterioration, and hallucinations • Etymology: 1880–85; < Gk hēbē (see hebetic) + phrenia he… … From formal English to slang
