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anaclitic

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9 lettersPronunciation /ænəˈklɪtɪk/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aacciilntStarts with AEnds with C0 clues
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Definitions

  1. of or related to relationships that are characterized by the strong dependence of one person on another

Word origin

From Ancient Greek ἀνάκλιτος (anáklitos, “for reclining”), from ἀνακλίνω (anaklínō). Originally in the phrase anaclitic type, translating Freud's term Anlehnungstypus.

Used in a sentence

  • I don’t think I have to gloss the true anaclitic purport behind your need to humiliate a woman doctor symbolically.
  • When introjects are weak (or even absent), an anaclitic personality configuration results, characterized by dependency, insecurity, and feelings of helplessness and emptiness.

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