Borderline-personality
Psychiatry. a personality disorder characterized by instability in many areas, as mood, identity, self-image, and behavior, and often manifested by impulsive actions, suicide attempts, inappropriate anger, or depression.
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U.S. History. the slave states of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri, which refused to secede from the Union in 1860–61. the U.S. states touching the Canadian border. certain countries of central and northern Europe that border on the former Soviet Union and belonged to the Russian Empire: Finland, Poland (prior to 1940), Estonia, Latvia, and […]
- Border-states
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- Borderline
on or near a border or boundary. uncertain; indeterminate; debatable: not an alcoholic, but a borderline case. not quite meeting accepted, expected, or average standards. approaching bad taste or obscenity: He made several borderline remarks that offended them. a person suffering from borderline personality. Contemporary Examples Former Student Claims U.S. Naval Academy Had ‘Zero Tolerance’ […]