hebephrenia
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἥβη (hḗbē, “youthful beauty”) (also Ἥβη (Hḗbē, “the goddess Hebe”)) + φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”).
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[edit]Noun
[edit]hebephrenia (countable and uncountable, plural hebephrenias)
- (obsolete) A type of mental disorder occurring during puberty characterized by silly behavior and inappropriate laughter.
- (clinical psychology) A form of schizophrenia characterised by inappropriate behaviour and emotional responses.
- 1937, Malcolm Lowry, Prelude To Mammon:
- 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.
Translations
[edit]form of schizophrenia
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