Meanings
nounavoidant personality disorder (plural avoidant personality disorders)
plural avoidant personality disorders
- human sciencesA personality disorder characterized by an irrational fear of rejection and anxiety in social situations.
Synonyms: AvPD
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA personality disorder characterized by an irrational fear of rejection and anxiety in social situations.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 迴避型人格障礙 /回避型人格障碍, 迴避性人格障礙 /回避性人格障碍
- 迴避型人格障礙 /回避型人格障碍 (huíbìxíng réngé zhàng'ài)personality disorder
- 迴避性人格障礙 /回避性人格障碍personality disorder
- 迴避性人格障礙 /回避性人格障碍 (huíbìxìng réngé zhàng'ài)personality disorder
Danish ængstelig personlighedsforstyrrelse, ængstelig personlighedsstruktur
- ængstelig personlighedsforstyrrelsepersonality disorder
- ængstelig personlighedsstrukturpersonality disorder
Finnish estynyt persoonallisuus
- estynyt persoonallisuuspersonality disorder
German ängstlich-vermeidende Persönlichkeitsstörung
- ängstlich-vermeidende Persönlichkeitsstörungpersonality disorder
Italian disturbo evitante di personalità
- disturbo evitante di personalitàpersonality disorder
Polish osobowość unikająca, osobowość lękliwa
- osobowość unikającapersonality disorder
- osobowość lękliwapersonality disorder
Vietnamese rối loạn nhân cách tránh né
- rối loạn nhân cách tránh népersonality disorder
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