borderline

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Nearly

   Nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.

   • I would rather hire a talented layman than a university graduate with borderline qualifications.
2. 2

   Of questionable taste or acceptability

   Of questionable taste or acceptability; approaching bad taste.

   • Your borderline remarks about my aunt’s dress destroyed my evening.
3. 3

   Exhibiting borderline personality disorder.

   • She clearly has borderline and narcissistic features and she meets the criteria for a rapid cycling bipolar disorder, as well as for a generalized anxiety disorder. She has a severe binge eating disorder and has gained 65 pounds since[…]
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   1. 4

      A boundary or accepted division

      A boundary or accepted division; a border.

      • She lives on the borderline between reality and madness.
      • Elbow deep inside the borderline Show me that you love me and that we belong together Shoulder deep within the borderline Relax, turn around and take my hand
   2. 5

      Ellipsis of borderline personality disorder.

      • The four overlapping concepts of borderline were as follows : (1) A residual model […] (2) An affective disorder model, which considered BPD as an affective spectrum illness displaying prominent[…]
      • [...] you should consider it! People with Borderline are especially affected by the unconditional affection parenting a pet can provide.
      • Subsequent conceptualizations of borderline were based on important contributions from psychoanalysts, […] As a result of its inclusion, appearing as “borderline personality disorder,” the construct gained legitimacy[…]
   3. 6

      A person who has borderline personality disorder.

      • As an example of their affective profile, borderlines are set apart from passive aggressives by having more marked social anxiety […] and greater sensitivity […]
   4. 7

      To border, or border on

      To border, or border on; to be physically close or conceptually akin to.

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