personality disorder

English

personality disorder (plural personality disorders)

(psychiatry) Any of a class of mental disorders characterized by ongoing rigid patterns of thought and action.
- 1987, Ann Rule, page 442 of Small Sacrifices,
  Insanity can be cured. Personality disorders are so inextricably entwined with the heart and mind and soul that it is well-nigh impossible to excise them. It would be far less difficult to eradicate Diane's giant rose tattoo than it would be to change her perception of herself and others.

class of mental disorders

Japanese: パーソナリティ障害 (pāsonariti shōgai)
Khmer: វិបល្លាសបុគ្គលិកលក្ខណៈ (vi’pallaah bokkea’lɨk leakkʰa’na’)
Latvian: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: transtorno de personalidade m
Russian: расстро́йство ли́чности n (rasstrójstvo líčnosti), ли́чностное расстро́йство n (líčnostnoje rasstrójstvo)
Spanish: trastorno de personalidad m
Turkish: kişilik bozukluğu, şahsiyet bozukluğu

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