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anaclitism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ana-clitism
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pattern of deriving adult sexual arousal from objects that one was exposed to as an infant. The fetish value often stems from tactile stimulation similar to that experienced by the infant before it could see well.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

In Freudian theory, the relation between bodily functions in early childhood and the later development of the sexual instinct. The infant's bodily function of simple hunger, to take a primary example, is at first attached solely to the act of suckling at mother's breast.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

See anaclisis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

anaclitisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

fetishism infantilism babyism

Synonyms

anaclisis

Questions

What does anaclitism mean?
The pattern of deriving adult sexual arousal from objects that one was exposed to as an infant. The fetish value often stems from tactile stimulation similar to that experienced by the infant before it could see well.
Where does anaclitism come from?
See anaclisis.

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