English noun: anal personality | |||
1. | anal personality (attribute) (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development (usually as a consequence of toilet training) | ||
Synonyms | anal retentive personality | ||
Broader (hypernym) | personality | ||
Domain category | analysis, depth psychology, psychoanalysis | ||