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borderline-personality disorder

borderline-personality disorder is the alternative form of borderline personality disorder.

Meaning of borderline personality disorder

Noun

borderline personality disorder (usually uncountable, plural borderline personality disorders)

  1. (usually) A mental health disorder marked by intense emotions, unstable relationships, a shaky sense of self, and impulsive behavior.
  2. (usually, modern interpretation) A disorder characterized by extreme black and white thinking and instability in self-image and emotions.

Forms of borderline-personality disorder

pluralborderline-personality disorders

Questions about borderline-personality disorder

What is borderline-personality disorder the alternative form of?
Borderline-personality disorder is the alternative form of borderline personality disorder.

Words near borderline-personality disorder in the dictionary

  1. borderline lichen
  2. borderline lichens
  3. borderline personality disorder
  4. borderline personality disordered
  5. borderline personality disorders
  6. borderline-personality disorder
  7. borderline-personality disorders
  8. borderlined
  9. borderlineness
  10. borderliner
  11. borderliners

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