character disorder

American  

noun

Psychiatry.

1. a disorder characterized by socially undesirable behavior, as poor control of impulses or inability to maintain close emotional relationships, and by absence of anxiety or guilt.

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Example Sentences

Unfortunately, Trump's psychosis is not the type treatable with medication, and the severity of his character disorder means he would never be capable of engaging in introspection.

From Salon

But it's important to add that beside being delusional, Trump's behavior also reflects his deeply severe character disorder, his sociopathy.

From Salon

What is new is Trump’s malignant psychology, a character disorder shared by dozens of destructive autocratic leaders whose patterns of murderous rule Burkle described in a 2015 paper, “Antisocial Personality Disorder and Pathological Narcissism in Prolonged Conflicts and Wars,” drawing on decades of experience as a world leader in emergency public health crises such as war and conflict, as well as his background in psychiatry and pediatrics.

From Salon

If there were a liberal equivalent to Trump -- that would mean all his moral failures and all of his character disorder, but with the "correct" liberal policy views -- many Democrats would do the same.

From New York Times

Hailey, who was diagnosed at Rikers with a borderline character disorder, mood disorder and anti-social personality disorder, quickly adopted a perverse survival strategy: Act out and you get out, if only temporarily for treatment.

From Washington Times