personality disorder

noun

Psychiatry.

1. any of a group of mental disorders characterized by deeply ingrained maladaptive patterns of behavior and personality style, which are usually recognizable as early as adolescence and are often lifelong in duration.

personality disorder

noun

1. psychiatry any of a group of mental disorders characterized by a permanent disposition to behave in ways causing suffering to oneself or others

personality disorder

1. Any of a group of psychiatric disorders in which a person's abnormal self-perception or ability to relate to others results in undesirable behaviors and interferes with normal social and emotional functioning.

Word History and Origins

Origin of personality disorder¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

Bianchi did so under hypnosis, and convinced more than one psychiatrist that he suffered from multiple personality disorder.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From BBC

Narcissistic personality disorder is a condition recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association.

From Salon

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

From Salon