borderline

[US]/'bɔːdəlaɪn/
[UK]/'bɔrdɚlaɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. boundary line, national border

adj. situated at or near a boundary; unclear and ambiguous near the border

Phrases & Collocations

borderline personality disorder

borderline case

borderline decision

borderline situation

borderline personality

Example Sentences

an applicant with borderline qualifications.

the borderline between ritual and custom.

the borderline personality disorder; the borderline syndrome.

The borderline between love and hate is often thin.

the borderline between myth and philosophy

references may be requested in borderline cases.

Borderline personality organization is the intrapsychic structure of personality disorders.

a borderline state showing the characteristics of both neurotic and psychotic reactions.

She’s on the borderline between a first- and second-class honours degree.

After the exams, the teacher gave all borderline cases a spoken test.

Results all cases havehyperpyrexia,exanthem, tumefaction of lymph nodes, mouth cavity and pharyngeal mucous membrane hyperemia,digit tip and hyponychium borderline peel like sheet;

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