heboid
Pronunciation: /ˈhiːˌbɔɪd/
The English word “heboid” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Of or relating to hebephrenia.
- Of or relating to heboidophrenia.
noun
- A behavioral disorder in adolescents, marked by severe impairment of social behavior, loss of higher emotions, and a prevalence of antisocial impulses. It is characterized by callousness, lack of empathy, a tendency to commit petty crimes, and a disregard for social norms, often emerging during puberty.
Etymology
From hebe- + -oid, from Ancient Greek ἥβη (hḗbē, “youthful beauty”) (also Ἥβη (Hḗbē, “the goddess Hebe”)).
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