borderline personality disorder

noun

A mental health disorder marked by intense emotions, unstable relationships, a shaky sense of self, and impulsive behavior.

Similar
BPDemotionally unstable personality disorder
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Meanings

nounborderline personality disorder (usually uncountable, plural borderline personality disorders)

plural borderline personality disorders · alternative borderline-personality disorder

  1. uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesA mental health disorder marked by intense emotions, unstable relationships, a shaky sense of self, and impulsive behavior.

    Synonyms: BPD, emotionally unstable personality disorder

  2. uncountableusuallymodern interpretationhuman sciencesA disorder characterized by extreme black and white thinking and instability in self-image and emotions.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mental health disorder marked by intense emotions, unstable relationships, a shaky sense of self, and impulsive behavior.

Similar
BPDemotionally unstable personality disorder
Also see
emotionally unstable personality disorder

Translations

Arabic اضطراب الشخصية الحدي
  • اضطراب الشخصية الحديTranslations
Chinese Cantonese 邊緣性人格障礙 /边缘性人格障碍
  • 邊緣性人格障礙 /边缘性人格障碍 (bin¹ jyun⁴ sing³ jan⁴ gaak³ zoeng³ ngoi⁶)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 边缘性人格障碍
  • 边缘性人格障碍 (biān yuán xìng rén gé zhàng ài)Translations
Danish borderline-personlighedsforstyrrelse, boerderline-personlighedsstruktur
  • borderline-personlighedsforstyrrelseTranslations
  • boerderline-personlighedsstrukturTranslations
Finnish epävakaa persoonallisuus, rajatilapersoonallisuus
  • epävakaa persoonallisuusTranslations
  • rajatilapersoonallisuusTranslations
French trouble de la personnalité borderline, trouble de la personnalité limite
  • trouble de la personnalité borderlineTranslations
  • trouble de la personnalité limiteTranslations
German Borderline-Persönlichkeitsstörung
  • Borderline-PersönlichkeitsstörungTranslations
Italian disturbo borderline di personalità, disturbo di personalità borderline
  • disturbo borderline di personalitàTranslations
  • disturbo di personalità borderlineTranslations
Japanese 境界性人格障害, 境界性パーソナリティ障害
  • 境界性人格障害 (kyōkai-sei jin-kaku shōgai)Translations
  • 境界性パーソナリティ障害 (kyōkai-sei pāsonariti shōgai)Translations
  • ボーダーライン人格障害 (bōdārain jin-kaku shōgai)Translations
Korean 경계선 성격장애
  • 경계선 성격장애 (gyeonggyeseon seonggyeokjang'ae)Translations
Polish osobowość chwiejna emocjonalnie typu borderline
  • osobowość chwiejna emocjonalnie typu borderlineTranslations
Portuguese transtorno de personalidade limítrofe, transtorno de personalidade borderline
  • transtorno de personalidade limítrofeTranslations
  • transtorno de personalidade borderlineTranslations
Russian пограничное расстройство личности
  • пограничное расстройство личности (pograničnoje rasstrojstvo ličnosti)Translations
Spanish trastorno límite de la personalidad, trastorno de personalidad limítrofe
  • trastorno límite de la personalidadTranslations
  • trastorno de personalidad limítrofeTranslations
  • trastorno de personalidad fronterizaTranslations
Turkish sınırda kişilik bozukluğu, borderline kişilik bozukluğu
  • sınırda kişilik bozukluğuTranslations
  • borderline kişilik bozukluğuTranslations
  • sınır kişilik bozukluğuTranslations
Vietnamese rối loạn nhân cách ranh giới
  • rối loạn nhân cách ranh giớiTranslations
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