anancastico

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Either derived from anancasmo, or borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναγκαστικός (anankastikós), derived from ἀναγκάζω (anankázō, “I force”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.nanˈka.sti.ko/
  • Rhymes: -astiko
  • Hyphenation: a‧nan‧cà‧sti‧co

Adjective[edit]

anancastico (feminine anancastica, masculine plural anancastici, feminine plural anancastiche)

  1. (psychiatry) obsessive
    Synonym: ossessivo

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • anancastico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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