borderline personality disorder

[bawr-der-lahyn pur-suh-nal-i-tee dis-awr-der]

noun

Psychiatry.

1. a personality disorder characterized by instability in many areas, as mood, identity, self-image, and behavior, and often manifested by impulsive actions, suicide attempts, inappropriate anger, or depression. BPD

borderline personality disorder

noun

1. psychiatry a mental condition on the dividing line between a psychiatric disorder and normality characterized by impulsiveness, extreme mood swings, and often aggressiveness

Word History and Origins

Origin of borderline personality disorder¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Twenty-seven-year-old mum-of-three Sophie Woolcott, from Poole, had a long history of mental health conditions, including borderline personality disorder.

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Hart, who is unemployed, has anxiety, depression and borderline personality disorder.

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The court was told Webb has had a "severe" autistic disorder since a young age, as well as borderline personality disorder, anxiety and depressive disorder.

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A decade ago, narcissism was a little-discussed personality disorder, especially compared to more stigmatized diagnoses, like sociopathy or borderline personality disorder.

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Bronwen, a Cardiff University nursing student, was diagnosed with a borderline personality disorder, or an emotionally unstable personality disorder, in 2019.

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