personality disorder

/ˈpʌrsnˌælədi dɪˌsɔrdər/

/pəsəˈnælɪti dɪsˈɔdə/

Other forms: personality disorders

Definitions of personality disorder

1. noun

   inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior
   types:

   maladjustment

   difficulty coping or functioning well in a situation or environment

   antisocial personality disorder, psychopathic personality, sociopathic personality

   a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term)

   schizoid, schizotypal personality

   characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia

   type of:

   disturbance, folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder

   (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness