hebephrenic

1. 1.

   suffering from a form of schizophrenia characterized by foolish mannerisms and senseless laughter along with delusions and regressive behavior

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Questions about hebephrenic

What does hebephrenic mean?

hebephrenic means "suffering from a form of schizophrenia characterized by foolish mannerisms and senseless laughter along with delusions and regressive behavior".

How many syllables are in hebephrenic?

hebephrenic has 4 syllables and divides as he-beph-re-nic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is hebephrenic a common word?

hebephrenic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.