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anaclisis

UK/ˌænəˈklaɪsɪs/

anaclisis noun: the choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of a resemblance to early childhood protective and parental figures.

Noun

anaclisis (plural anaclises)

  1. The choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of a resemblance to early childhood protective and parental figures.
    Synonyms:
    anaclitism

anaclisis meaning in Kannada

anaclisis in Kannada

ಓಲುಮೆಯೂರೆ

Synonyms of anaclisis

Forms of anaclisis

pluralanaclises

Origin of anaclisis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάκλισις (anáklisis), intended as a calque of German Anlehnung.

Questions about anaclisis

What does anaclisis mean?
Anaclisis means the choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of a resemblance to early childhood protective and parental figures.
What is anaclisis in Kannada?
Anaclisis in Kannada is ಓಲುಮೆಯೂರೆ. See Anaclisis meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is anaclisis?
Anaclisis is a noun.
How do you pronounce anaclisis?
Anaclisis is pronounced /ˌænəˈklaɪsɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of anaclisis?
The plural of anaclisis is anaclises.

Words near anaclisis in the dictionary

  1. anaclastic glasses
  2. anaclastics
  3. anacline
  4. anaclines
  5. anaclises
  6. anaclisis
  7. anaclitic
  8. anaclitically
  9. anaclitism
  10. anaclitisms
  11. anacoenosis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: anaclisis (page history and authors); anaclisis (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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