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personality disorder

per·son·al·i·ty dis·or·der
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pur-suh-nal-i-tee dis-awr-der]
    • /ˌpɜr səˈnæl ɪ ti dɪsˈɔr dər/
    • /ˌpɜːsəˈnæləti dɪˈsɔː.dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pur-suh-nal-i-tee dis-awr-der]
    • /ˌpɜr səˈnæl ɪ ti dɪsˈɔr dər/

Definitions of personality disorder words

  • noun personality disorder any of a group of mental disorders characterized by deeply ingrained maladaptive patterns of behavior and personality style, which are usually recognizable as early as adolescence and are often lifelong in duration. 1
  • noun personality disorder psychology: identity problem 1
  • variable noun personality disorder A personality disorder is a mental disorder in which a person habitually behaves in ways considered likely to cause suffering to himself or others. 0
  • noun personality disorder any of a group of mental disorders characterized by a permanent disposition to behave in ways causing suffering to oneself or others 0
See all 4 definitions of personality disorder

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Origin of personality disorder

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Personality disorder

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Personality disorder

personality disorder popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for personality disorder

noun personality disorder

  • crackup — a cracking up
  • dual personality — a disorder in which an individual possesses two dissociated personalities.
  • inferiority complex — Psychiatry. intense feeling of inferiority, producing a personality characterized either by extreme reticence or, as a result of overcompensation, by extreme aggressiveness.
  • maladjustment — bad or unsatisfactory adjustment.
  • mental disease — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
All 10 Synonyms of personality disorder

Antonyms for personality disorder

noun personality disorder

  • normality — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
Just one Antonym for personality disorder

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