paraphrenic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

paraphrenia +‎ -ic

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌpæ.ɹəˈfɹɛnɪk/

Adjective[edit]

paraphrenic (comparative more paraphrenic, superlative most paraphrenic)

  1. Having or pertaining to paraphrenia.

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

paraphrenic (plural paraphrenics)

  1. A person who has paraphrenia.
    • 1920, The Psychoanalytic Review, volume 7, page 254:
      His case well illustrates the schiztic character of a certain class of paraphrenics.
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