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Pushed by science, or what claims to be science, society is reclassifyingwhat once were considered character flaws or moral failings as personalitydisorders akin to physical disabilities.

解詞：

reclassify: 將…再次(重新)分類

failing:(性格中的)弱點，缺陷，短處

disorder:(身心機能的)失調

akin to:類似

析句：

句子主幹society is reclassifying what once were considered character flaws ormoral failings as personality ed過去分詞短語作狀語。...表示把......重新歸類為 once were consideredcharacter flaws or moralfailings為reclassify的賓語從句，由what引導，what在賓語從句中作主語，character flaws or moralfailings在從句中為主語補足語。

翻譯：

在科學或所謂科學的.推動下，人們以前認為是性格缺陷或道德過失的問題現在被重新定為類似於生理缺陷的“人格障礙”。