paraphrenic

English

Etymology

From paraphrenia +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpæ.ɹəˈfɹɛnɪk/

Adjective

paraphrenic (comparative more paraphrenic, superlative most paraphrenic)

1. Having or pertaining to paraphrenia.

Translations

having or pertaining to paraphrenia

• French: paraphrénique
• German: paraphrene
• Russian: парафрени́ческий (ru) (parafreníčeskij), парафре́нный (ru) (parafrénnyj)

Noun

paraphrenic (plural paraphrenics)

1. A person who has paraphrenia.
   • 1920, The Psychoanalytic Review, volume 7, page 254:

     His case well illustrates the schiztic character of a certain class of paraphrenics.