conduct disorder

noun

A psychological disorder of childhood or adolescence, characterized by persistent antisocial behaviours.

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Meanings

nounconduct disorder (countable and uncountable, plural conduct disorders)

plural conduct disorders

  1. countableuncountableA psychological disorder of childhood or adolescence, characterized by persistent antisocial behaviours.

    In this sample, twenty of the twenty-seven fire setters received a primary or secondary diagnosis of conduct disorder, compared with only eleven of twenty-seven nonsetters.

    2000, Rita Wicks-Nelson, Allen C. Israel, Behavior Disorders of Childhood, page 188

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
conduct-dissocial disorder
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Chicago

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