Diogenes syndrome

English

Noun

Diogenes syndrome (uncountable)

(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

Translations

Finnish: Diogeneen oireyhtymä
French: syndrome de Diogène (fr) m
Polish: zespół Diogenesa m

See also

compulsive hoarding

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