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histrionic personality disorder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
histri-on-ic per-son-al-i-ty dis-or-der
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
9
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A personality disorder characterized largely by exaggerated emotions, and inappropriate attention-seeking and seductive behavior typically caused by undue amounts of trauma and related stress during childhood.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

histrionic personality disorders (plural)

Phrases

borderline personality disorder antisocial personality disorder narcissistic personality disorder

Frequently Paired Words

borderline personality disorder antisocial personality disorder narcissistic personality disorder

Synonyms

HPD

Questions

What does histrionic personality disorder mean?
A personality disorder characterized largely by exaggerated emotions, and inappropriate attention-seeking and seductive behavior typically caused by undue amounts of trauma and related stress during childhood.

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