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hebephrenia

American  
[hee-buh-free-nee-uh] / ˌhi bəˈfri ni ə /

noun

Psychiatry.

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

hebephrenia British  
/ ˌhiːbɪˈfriːnɪə, ˌhiːbɪˈfrɛnɪk /

noun

  1. a form of pubertal schizophrenia, characterized by hallucinations, delusions, foolish behaviour, and senseless laughter

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Other Word Forms

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Etymology

Origin of hebephrenia

1880–85; < Greek hēbē- ( hebetic ) + -phrenia

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