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anaclitic

/ænəˈklɪtɪk/

anaclitic adjective: denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g., hunger).

Adjective

anaclitic (not comparable)

  1. Denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g., hunger).
    • I don’t think I have to gloss the true anaclitic purport behind your need to humiliate a woman doctor symbolically.1982, Fowles, Mantissa
  2. Pertaining to an acute emotional dependence on another person or persons.
    • When introjects are weak (or even absent), an anaclitic personality configuration results, characterized by dependency, insecurity, and feelings of helplessness and emptiness.2003, Theodore Millon, Melvin J. Lerner, Irving B. Weiner, Handbook of Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology, page 123

anaclitic meaning in Tamil

anaclitic in Tamil

இரண்டாம் நிலை மிக விருப்பப்பொருள்

Origin of anaclitic

From Ancient Greek ἀνάκλιτος (anáklitos, “for reclining”), from ἀνακλίνω (anaklínō). Originally in the phrase anaclitic type, translating Freud's term Anlehnungstypus.

Words formed from anaclitic

Questions about anaclitic

What does anaclitic mean?
Anaclitic means denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g., hunger).
What is anaclitic in Tamil?
Anaclitic in Tamil is இரண்டாம் நிலை மிக விருப்பப்பொருள். See Anaclitic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is anaclitic?
Anaclitic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce anaclitic?
Anaclitic is pronounced /ænəˈklɪtɪk/.

Words near anaclitic in the dictionary

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

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