borderline personality disorder
noun
psychiatry a mental condition on the dividing line between a psychiatric disorder and normality characterized by impulsiveness, extreme mood swings, and often aggressiveness
Nearby words
borderer, borderland, borderless, borderline, borderline personality, borderline personality disorder, borders, borders region, bordet, bordet, jules, bordet-gengou bacillus
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Medicine definitions for borderline personality disorder
borderline personality disorder
[ bôr′dər-līn′ ]
n.
A personality disorder marked by a long-standing pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, behavior, mood, and self-image that can interfere with social or occupational functioning or cause extreme emotional distress.
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