anal retentive personality

1. 1.

   (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development (usually as a consequence of toilet training)

   Synonymsanal personality

   Broaderpersonality

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What does anal retentive personality mean?

anal retentive personality means "(psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development (usually as a consequence of toilet training)".

What is another word for anal retentive personality?

Close synonyms include anal personality. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.