attachment disorder

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Definitions of attachment disorder words

noun attachment disorder an emotional and behavioral disorder arising from a failure to form a strong bond with one’s primary caregiver in early childhood and affecting one’s social relationships in later childhood and adulthood. See also attachment (def 3a). 1
noun attachment disorder (psychology) A condition where a person, especially a child, has difficulty, or is incapable of, bonding with others. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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