avoidant personality disorder

== English == === Noun === avoidant personality disorder (plural avoidant personality disorders) (psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by an irrational fear of rejection and anxiety in social situations. Synonym: (initialism) AvPD ==== Translations ==== === See also === social anxiety disorder schizoid personality disorder schizotypal personality disorder borderline personality disorder spineless sadism remote schizoid timorous schizotypal