ANAL RETENTIVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does anal retentive mean? • ANAL RETENTIVE (adjective)
The adjective ANAL RETENTIVE has 1 sense:
1. 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.
Familiarity information: ANAL RETENTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ANAL RETENTIVE (adjective)
Meaning:
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.
Synonyms:
anal retentive; anal
Domain category:
analysis; depth psychology; psychoanalysis (a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud)
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