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anankastic personality

[an-uhn-kas-tik, an-ang-]

noun

  1. a personality syndrome characterized by obsessional or compulsive traits.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of anankastic personality1

< 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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