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

Another symptom of borderline personality disorder is an unclear sense of self, and this is nauseatingly blatant in the posts I see each morning.

From Time

To this day, the two most stigmatizing diagnoses in psychiatry — borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia — are reserved disproportionately for women and for people of color.

From Washington Post

The Richardson family has said that their late sister did not have borderline personality disorder, but was depressed.

From The Daily Beast

According to the Aptitude Chronology report, she was also diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

From The Daily Beast

To some men, women with Borderline Personality Disorder hold an irresistible allure in bed.

From The Daily Beast