behavior problem

noun

1

: symptomatic expression of emotional or interpersonal maladjustment especially in children (as by nail-biting, enuresis, negativism, or by overt hostile or antisocial acts)

2

: an individual evidencing maladjustment by indulging in behavior problems

especially : a child indulging in such problems

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