avoidant personality disorder

noun

avoidant personality disorder

noun
1

Human sciences, Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Sciences A personality disorder characterized by an irrational fear of rejection and anxiety in social situations.

Related terms
social anxiety disorder, schizoid personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, spineless sadism, remote schizoid, timorous schizotypal

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