Etymology

boarding school syndrome

Today it means: A set of lasting psychological problems, such as defensiveness and failed interpersonal attachments, that may result from being sent away to boarding school at an early age. Full definition →

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The story

Coined by psychotherapist Joy Schaverien in 2011.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.