antisocial personality disorder

noun

: a personality disorder that is characterized by antisocial behavior exhibiting pervasive disregard for and violation of the rights, feelings, and safety of others starting in childhood or the early teenage years and continuing into adulthood

Examples of antisocial personality disorder in a Sentence

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Comorbid Conditions Men with BPD tend to externalize their distress, which contributes to their likelihood of experiencing substance use disorder (SUD) and exhibiting signs of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD).1213 Substance abuse is a common result of BPD. —Sharon Kwon, Health, 19 Sep. 2024

People with antisocial personality disorder often experience difficulty with feeling empathy for others. —Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 12 Sep. 2024

Psychologist Mary Trump deduces, from family history and close observation, that her uncle Donald Trump meets the criteria for narcissistic as well as, probably, antisocial personality disorder, at the extreme end of which is sociopathy. —Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2023

One inmate, Stephanie Pena, spent a total of 70 days in the segregated housing unit, or SHU, at Albion Correctional Facility spread out over several occasions, despite her PTSD and antisocial personality disorder, according to the suit. —John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

antisocial personality disorder

noun

: a personality disorder that is characterized by antisocial behavior exhibiting pervasive disregard for and violation of the rights, feelings, and safety of others starting in childhood or the early teenage years and continuing into adulthood, that is typically marked by deceitful, manipulative, hostile, and reckless behavior and by a lack of remorse for having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from others, and is often associated with drug or alcohol abuse and criminal activity