character disorder: Meaning and Definition of

char'acter disor"der

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— Psychiatry. Psychiatry.
  1. a disorder characterized by socially undesirable behavior, as poor control of impulses or inability to maintain close emotional relationships, and by absence of anxiety or guilt.
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