Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hebephrenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hebephrenic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, or characteristic of, hebephrenia.

noun

An individual who exhibits hebephrenia.

Etymology

Etymology tree English hebephrenia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hebephrenic From hebephrenia + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more hebephrenic (comparative) most hebephrenic (superlative) hebephrenics (plural)

Phrases

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Questions

What does hebephrenic mean?: Pertaining to, or characteristic of, hebephrenia.
Where does hebephrenic come from?: Etymology tree English hebephrenia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hebephrenic From hebephrenia + -ic.

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