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gemeinschaftsgefuhl

gemeinschaftsgefuhl noun: "Community feeling" or "social interest"; used by Adlerian psychologists to describe the state of social connectedness and interest in the well-being of others that characterizes psychological health.

Noun

gemeinschaftsgefuhl (uncountable)

  1. (literally) "Community feeling" or "social interest"; used by Adlerian psychologists to describe the state of social connectedness and interest in the well-being of others that characterizes psychological health.
    • Lazarsfeld postulated that the "neurotic" is convinced that he cannot compete with others and this leads to fear and avoidance of gemeinschaftgefuhl^([sic]) …1963, Ernest Adolf Spiegel, editor, Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry: Volume 18, Digitized edition (Psychiatry), Grune & Stratton, published 2007, page 550

Origin of gemeinschaftsgefuhl

From German Gemeinschaftsgefühl, from Gemeinschaft (“community, neighborship”) + Gefühl (“feeling”).

Questions about gemeinschaftsgefuhl

What does gemeinschaftsgefuhl mean?
Gemeinschaftsgefuhl means "Community feeling" or "social interest"; used by Adlerian psychologists to describe the state of social connectedness and interest in the well-being of others that characterizes psychological health.
What part of speech is gemeinschaftsgefuhl?
Gemeinschaftsgefuhl is a noun.

Words near gemeinschaftsgefuhl in the dictionary

  1. gemcutter
  2. gemcutters
  3. gemeinschaft
  4. gemeinschaften
  5. gemeinschafts
  6. gemeinschaftsgefuhl
  7. gemel
  8. gemeled
  9. gemellary
  10. gemelle
  11. gemelled

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