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Detailed Synonyms for anal retentive personality in English
anal retentive personality:
anal retentive personality [the ~] nom
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the anal retentive personality
– (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) 1the anal personality; the anal retentive personality– (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) 1