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Diogenes syndrome

Diogenes syndrome noun: a disorder characterized by extreme self-neglect, domestic squalor, social withdrawal, apathy, compulsive hoarding of garbage or animals, and a lack of shame.

Noun

Diogenes syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A disorder characterized by extreme self-neglect, domestic squalor, social withdrawal, apathy, compulsive hoarding of garbage or animals, and a lack of shame.

Questions about Diogenes syndrome

What does Diogenes syndrome mean?
Diogenes syndrome means a disorder characterized by extreme self-neglect, domestic squalor, social withdrawal, apathy, compulsive hoarding of garbage or animals, and a lack of shame.
What part of speech is Diogenes syndrome?
Diogenes syndrome is a noun.

Words near Diogenes syndrome in the dictionary

  1. dioecy
  2. dioestrus
  3. Diogenean
  4. Diogenes
  5. Diogenes crab
  6. Diogenes syndrome
  7. Diogenic
  8. diogenid
  9. diogenids
  10. diogenite
  11. diogenites

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