anal-retentive
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See also: anal retentive
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
anal + retentive. First use appears c. 1936 in the writings of Marjorie Brierley.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (AUS) (file)
Adjective[edit]
anal-retentive (comparative more anal-retentive, superlative most anal-retentive)
- (psychology, Freudian) Preoccupied with achieving perfection, order and control and with collecting, possessing, and retaining objects.
- (by extension) Overly obsessive concerning small details.
Synonyms[edit]
- anal
- See also Thesaurus:fastidious
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
preoccupied with achieving order
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overly obsessive concerning small details
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Further reading[edit]
- anal-retentive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia