"attachment disorder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: attachment disorders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} attachment disorder (plural attachment disorders)
  1. (psychology) A condition where a person, especially a child, has difficulty, or is incapable of, bonding with others.
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