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English noun: anal retentive personality

1. anal retentive 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)


Synonymsanal personality


Broader (hypernym)personality


Domain categoryanalysis, depth psychology, psychoanalysis









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