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ANACLISIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anaclisis mean?
• ANACLISIS (noun)
The noun ANACLISIS has 1 sense:
1. (psychoanalysis) relationship marked by strong dependence on others; especially a libidinal attachment to e.g. a parental figure
Familiarity information: ANACLISIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(psychoanalysis) relationship marked by strong dependence on others; especially a libidinal attachment to e.g. a parental figure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("anaclisis" is a kind of...):
relationship (a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection))
Domain category:
analysis; depth psychology; psychoanalysis (a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud)
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