Anaclitic Definition
anəklitik
adjective
Having the libido dependent upon another instinct.
Webster's New World
(psychoanalysis) Denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g. hunger).
Wiktionary
Pertaining to an acute emotional dependence on another person or persons.
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Origin of Anaclitic
From Ancient Greek ἀνάκλιτος (anaklitos, “for reclining”), from ἀνακλίνω (anaklinō). Originally in the phrase anaclitic type, translating Freud's term Anlehnungstypus.
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