Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anaclitic

/ænəˈklɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ana-clitic
IPA: /ænəˈklɪtɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g., hunger).

adj

Pertaining to an acute emotional dependence on another person or persons.

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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀνάκλιτος

Derived Forms

anaclitically

Questions

How do you pronounce anaclitic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ænəˈklɪtɪk/.
What does anaclitic mean?: Denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g., hunger).
Where does anaclitic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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