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English adjective: anal retentive

1. anal retentive a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.


Synonymsanal


Domain categoryanalysis, depth psychology, psychoanalysis


Antonymsoral









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