noun
avoidant personality
Clinical term for a personality type characterized by social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation. Often used in the compound 回避性人格障害 (avoidant personality disorder).
回避性人格の人は、批判を恐れて新しい人間関係を避ける傾向がある。
People with an avoidant personality tend to avoid new relationships for fear of criticism.
彼は回避性人格障害と診断された。
He was diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder.
The full clinical term for avoidant personality disorder; 回避性人格 is the personality trait itself, often used as a shorthand in context.
Compound of 回避 (avoidance), 性 (nature/trait), and 人格 (personality). A direct translation of the English clinical term 'avoidant personality'.