Anaclitic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ænəˈklɪtɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Anaclitic is an adjective meaning Pertaining to an acute emotional dependence on another person or persons.
Meaning
Pertaining to an acute emotional dependence on another person or persons.
More Meanings
- (psychoanalysis) Denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g., hunger).
Example Sentences
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include libidinal, allosexual, autochorissexual, alterous, anankastic, oral.
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