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Diogenes syndrome
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English
Noun
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en psychiatry psychology A disorder characterized by extreme self-neglect, domestic squalor, social withdrawal, apathy, compulsive hoarding of garbage or animals, and a lack of shame.
Translations
Finnish: fi Diogeneen oireyhtymä
French: fr syndrome de Diogène m
Polish: pl zespół Diogenesa m-in
See also
en compulsive hoarding
en eponyms