Borderline Definition
bôrdər-līn
noun
A boundary; dividing line.
Webster's New World
An indefinite area intermediate between two qualities or conditions.
The borderline between love and hate is often thin.
American Heritage
adjective
On a boundary; specif., on the boundary of what is acceptable, valid, or normal; hence, having a questionable or indefinite status.
Webster's New World
Verging on a given quality or condition.
Borderline poverty.
American Heritage
Of a questionable nature or quality.
An applicant with borderline qualifications.
American Heritage
Relating to a personality disorder characterized by a long-standing pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, behavior, mood, and self-image that can interfere with social or occupational functioning or cause extreme emotional distress.
American Heritage
Related to or having borderline personality disorder.
American Heritage Medicine
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