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Meaning of "anal-retentive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ANAL-RETENTIVE

anal-retentive  [ˌeɪnəlrəˈtɛntɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANAL-RETENTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Anal-Retentive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ANAL-RETENTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anal retentiveness

The term anal retentive, commonly abbreviated to anal, is used to describe a person who pays such attention to detail that the obsession becomes an annoyance to others, potentially to the detriment of the anal-retentive person. The term derives from Freudian psychoanalysis.

Definition of anal-retentive in the English dictionary

The definition of anal-retentive in the dictionary is exhibiting anal personality traits. Other definition of anal-retentive is being excessively concerned with trivial details.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANAL-RETENTIVE


adventive
ədˈvɛntɪv
agentive
ˈeɪdʒəntɪv
appointive
əˈpɔɪntɪv
assentive
əˈsɛntɪv
attentive
əˈtɛntɪv
disincentive
ˌdɪsɪnˈsɛntɪv
fermentive
fəˈmɛntɪv
inattentive
ˌɪnəˈtɛntɪv
incentive
ɪnˈsɛntɪv
intentive
ɪnˈtɛntɪv
inventive
ɪnˈvɛntɪv
irretentive
ˌɪrɪˈtɛntɪv
overattentive
ˌəʊvərəˈtɛntɪv
pendentive
pɛnˈdɛntɪv
plaintive
ˈpleɪntɪv
presentive
prɪˈzɛntɪv
preventive
prɪˈvɛntɪv
retentive
rɪˈtɛntɪv
substantive
ˈsʌbstəntɪv
sustentive
səˈstɛntɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANAL-RETENTIVE

anal
anal canal
anal erotic
anal fin
anal intercourse
anal retentive
analcime
analcimic
analcite
analecta
analectic
analects
analemma
analemmata
analemmatic
analeptic
analgesia
analgesic
analgetic
analgia

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANAL-RETENTIVE

active
affrontive
alternative
anal retentive
argumentive
automotive
circumventive
competitive
cooperative
creative
effective
executive
in the negative
interactive
native
negative
tax incentive
uninventive
unretentive
wage incentive

Synonyms and antonyms of anal-retentive in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «anal-retentive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANAL-RETENTIVE

Find out the translation of anal-retentive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of anal-retentive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anal-retentive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

固执
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

-anal retentiva
570 millions of speakers

English

anal-retentive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुदा धारणा शक्तिवाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

- الشرج تتذكر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

анально- удерживающий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anal- retentiva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মলদ্বারে রক্ষাকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

anal rétention
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Duri-retentif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

anal- zurückhalt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

潔癖性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깐깐한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anal-retentive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hậu môn - giử lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குத விடாது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुदद्वारासंबंधीचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Anal tutucu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anale - ritentiva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

anal- retencyjnego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

анально -утримуючий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- anal retentive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρωκτικό που συγκρατούσαν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

anale Vasthoudende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anal- retentive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

anal - retentive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anal-retentive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANAL-RETENTIVE»

The term «anal-retentive» is regularly used and occupies the 68.588 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANAL-RETENTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anal-retentive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANAL-RETENTIVE»

Discover the use of anal-retentive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anal-retentive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Does Anal Retentive Have a Hyphen: Communication Bleeps and ...
True stories of hilarious communication screw-ups in business, and how to fix them.
Todd Hunt, 2002
2
Tools and Techniques for Character Interpretation: A ...
We have all heard the term anal retentive, which refers to the retention, as opposed to the willing release, of feces during the toilet training stage. Anal retentive people are compulsively neat and rigidly unbending. The opposite type is anal ...
Robert Blumenfeld, 2006
3
Homeopathic Psychology: Personality Profiles of the Major ...
Keynote: Physical insecurity ^o understand the Arsenicum individual, one has to understand the 'anal- retentive type', to use a Freudian term. (It is no small coincidence that neat arsenic is a powerful purgative.) According to Freud, the ...
Philip M. Bailey, 1995
4
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusions
17 anal retentive Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home, She stood in tears amid the alien corn. . . . The poem has many phrases familiar to us — including "tender is the night," and "for ...
Elizabeth Webber, Mike Feinsilber, 1999
5
Angles on Child Psychology
Psychologist Richard Wiseman has discovered that we can classify people into oral and anal- retentive personalities based on their use of their bank accounts. Oral personalities tend to use their cashpoint cards often, regularly withdrawing ...
Matt Jarvis, Emma Chandler, 2001
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Personality Disorders in Modern Life
A rigid, impatient, or demanding attitude could result in the formation of anal- retentive traits, the characterological counterpart of the compulsive personality. Essentially, the child reacts against the parents by holding back and refusing to ...
Theodore Millon, Carrie M. Millon, Sarah Meagher, 2012
7
Coping with Infuriating, Mean, Critical People: The ...
The person trying to exert control is labeled as a control freak, overcontrolling, anal-retentive, micromanaging, and so on. Some people try to understand the destructive narcissist's need for control and work within those constraints, but become ...
Nina W. Brown, 2006
8
Dare to be Average
Have you noticed the recent fashion for using the designation “anal-retentive” in a pejorative sense? I didn't think so. Well, that's probably because you're not an anal-retentive. But I am and I'm miffed. A computer search of major daily ...
David Martin, 2010
9
A Dictionary of Psychology
Compare DIGITAL, SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION. analogical or analogic adj. [ From Greek analogos proportionate, from ana up + logos word, discourse, or reason] anal-retentive phase n. The second phase of the 'anal stage according to a ...
Andrew M. Colman, 2009
10
Body Experience in Fantasy and Behavior
Campos proposed that anal retentive personality traits result in an overevaluative "saving" attitude toward time, with the consequence that time passage is overestimated. He developed a 10-item "Retentive Personality Scale" which requests ...
Professor Seymour Fisher, Seymour Fisher, 1970

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANAL-RETENTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anal-retentive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Montclair Times Cannon Fodder: English, the next dead language?
Spelling accurately and speaking well aren't just anal-retentive indulgences. They have a purpose. They're (not "their") the rules by which ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
2
Review: In 'Of Good Stock,' Alicia Silverstone Is a Sister in Distress
A hysteria-prone, anal-retentive type who is planning a wedding and inevitably described as a Bridezilla? Check. (Bonus: She's played here by ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
3
Anal-Retentive Drug Smuggler Hides Booty Stash for Three Days
Prison is a dehumanizing and achingly boring place to be, and so it's no surprise some inmates turn to drugs to get through those long years. «Riverfront Times, Jun 15»
4
The Father Of "Getting Things Done": You're Getting Me All Wrong
"People assume that I am a hard-working, left-brained, results-oriented, OCD, anal-retentive kind of guy," he says with a laugh. "In fact, the ... «Fast Company, Jun 15»
5
Five and Why with Joe Ragland III
She's against the old, tightwad, anal-retentive men who are trying to make decisions about the masses that they are probably never going to ... «UNM Daily Lobo, Jun 15»
6
Money can't buy me love – or customer service
But as great as that is (because I'm an anal-retentive nutcase), it also means that when I want to try out a decoration or figure out the table ... «Baltimore Post-Examiner, Jun 15»
7
WOE, CANADA -- DAY WHATEVER Not much happening here …
Which forces anal-retentive sportswriters to leave even earlier for the stadium on game days. Which can slow down getting from here to there. «Big Apple Soccer, Jun 15»
8
Marolt: A developer's threat by any other name is still a bluff
The organizers of the infamously anal-retentive FIS initiate change about as often as they flush a toilet in the United States. They jump the pond ... «Aspen Times, Jun 15»
9
Fashion Tribe: Paiko shares art of floral crowns
... dates, an opportunity to find out what your potential mate is really like. I wouldn't want to be with an anal-retentive, overly meticulous type. «Honolulu Pulse, Jun 15»
10
Ladies, Your Weekend Is Making You Look Terrible On Wednesday …
... during which time you prepare to re-emerge for the week as a juice-cleansing, gym-going, anal-retentive workaholic. Your mind may be able ... «Elite Daily, Jun 15»

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