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hebephrenia

/hiːbɪˈfɹiːnɪə/

hebephrenia noun: a form of schizophrenia characterized by inappropriate behavior and emotional responses.

hebephrenia: An abstract painting of red and yellow colors
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Noun

hebephrenia (countable and uncountable, plural hebephrenias)

  1. A form of schizophrenia characterized by inappropriate behavior and emotional responses.
    • Sir: drinking is a problem without doubt: / Whether or not we like it, whether or not / The goddamn thing will put you on the spot / With heebiejeebies hebephrene or gout: / Or lumbago will set you tapping out / On brass ferrule to stool, to rest, to rot.1937, Malcolm Lowry, Prelude To Mammon
  2. (obsolete) A type of mental disorder occurring during puberty characterized by silly behavior and inappropriate laughter.

hebephrenia meaning in Tamil

hebephrenia in Tamil

அசட்டுத்தனம், உளச்சிதைவு, நாணமில்லா உளச்சிதைவு

Forms of hebephrenia

pluralhebephrenias
alternative formhebephrene

Origin of hebephrenia

From Ancient Greek ἥβη (hḗbē, “youthful beauty”) (also Ἥβη (Hḗbē, “the goddess Hebe”)) + φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”).

Words formed from hebephrenia

Questions about hebephrenia

What does hebephrenia mean?
Hebephrenia means a form of schizophrenia characterized by inappropriate behavior and emotional responses.
What is hebephrenia in Tamil?
Hebephrenia in Tamil is அசட்டுத்தனம், உளச்சிதைவு, நாணமில்லா உளச்சிதைவு. See Hebephrenia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hebephrenia?
Hebephrenia is a noun.
How do you pronounce hebephrenia?
Hebephrenia is pronounced /hiːbɪˈfɹiːnɪə/.
What is the plural of hebephrenia?
The plural of hebephrenia is hebephrenias.

Words near hebephrenia in the dictionary

  1. hebephilic
  2. hebephilically
  3. hebephobia
  4. hebephrene
  5. hebephrenes
  6. hebephrenia
  7. hebephreniac
  8. hebephreniacs
  9. hebephrenias
  10. hebephrenic
  11. hebephrenic schizophrenia

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