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avoidant personality disorder

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A personality disorder characterized by an irrational fear of rejection and anxiety in social situations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences

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Synonyms: AvPD

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 迴避型人格障礙 /回避型人格障碍 (huíbìxíng réngé zhàng'ài) — personality disorder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 迴避性人格障礙 /回避性人格障碍 — personality disorder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 迴避性人格障礙 /回避性人格障碍 (huíbìxìng réngé zhàng'ài) — personality disorder
  • Danish: ængstelig personlighedsforstyrrelse — personality disorder
  • Danish: ængstelig personlighedsstruktur — personality disorder
  • Finnish: estynyt persoonallisuus — personality disorder
  • German: ängstlich-vermeidende Persönlichkeitsstörung — personality disorder
  • Italian: disturbo evitante di personalità — personality disorder
  • Polish: osobowość unikająca — personality disorder
  • Polish: osobowość lękliwa — personality disorder
  • Vietnamese: rối loạn nhân cách tránh né — personality disorder