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anankastic personality

[an-uh n-kas-tik, an-ang-]

noun

a personality syndrome characterized by obsessional or compulsive traits.

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Nearby words

  1. ananda,
  2. anandamide,
  3. anandrous,
  4. anangioplasia,
  5. ananias,
  6. ananke,
  7. ananthous,
  8. ananym,
  9. anapaest,
  10. anapest

Origin of anankastic personality

< Greek anankastikós compulsory, coercive, equivalent to anankast(ós) forced (adj. derivative of anankázein to force, compel, verbal derivative of anánkē force, necessity) + ikos -ic
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