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Meaning of anaclitic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
ænəˈklɪtɪk

Definitions

  1. Denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g., hunger).
    not-comparable
  2. Pertaining to an acute emotional dependence on another person or persons.
    not-comparable

Equivalents

Français anaclitique
Italiano anaclitico
Português anaclítico

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

anacolouthic anacolouthistic anacolpate anacoluthic anacoluthistic anacoustic

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