2 example sentences using hebephrenia.
Hebephrenia used in a sentence
Hebephrenia in a sentence as a noun
I didn't experience any onset of hebephrenia. Lucky Dog, alas, is closed.
My guess is it started as a euphemism for hebephrenia, an obsolete affliction associated with youthful anxiety.
Hebephrenia definitions
noun
a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions