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personality disorder vs antisocial personality disorder

antisocial personality disorder vs personality disorder

personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
personality disorder Yes No No No
antisocial personality disorder Yes No No No
As nouns, antisocial personality disorder is a hyponym of personality disorder; that is, antisocial personality disorder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than personality disorder:
  • personality disorder: inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior
  • antisocial personality disorder: a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term)
personality disorder (noun) antisocial personality disorder (noun)
inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term)
Difference between personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder

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