anal retentive

Letters that make anal retentive

a, e, l, n, r, t, i, v are letters that make 'anal retentive'

Words within anal retentive

rete, AN, re, ti, te, NT, en, ana, retentive, iv, ten, anal, IV, AL, tent, Re, Ana, Al, Na, Te, Ti, ret are words within 'anal retentive'

1 possible definitions for 'anal retentive'

Anal Retentive as "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."

Under this definition, anal retentive is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

anal has the same meaning as anal retentive

Antonyms

oral has the opposite meaning of anal retentive

anal retentive as a category

'anal retentive' can be a category of psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychology.


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