noun
avoidant personality disorder
Clinical term for a personality disorder characterized by social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.
回避性人格障害は、拒絶されることへの強い恐怖が特徴です。
Avoidant personality disorder is characterized by an intense fear of rejection.
Social anxiety disorder focuses on fear of social situations and performance, while avoidant personality disorder is a broader pattern of social inhibition and feelings of inadequacy.
Compound of 回避 (avoidance), 性 (nature/character), 人格 (personality), and 障害 (disorder). A direct translation of the English clinical term 'avoidant personality disorder'.