hebephrenia

noun

a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior

Roots

hebehebe- · Greek · youth, puberty phrenphren- · Greek · mind ia-ia · Greek · condition

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The word hebephrenia breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: hebe-, from Greek hebe (“youth, puberty”); phren, from Greek phren (“mind”); and -ia, from Greek ia (“condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.