Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun anaclisis

1 sense of anaclisis

Sense 1
anaclisis -- ((psychoanalysis) relationship marked by strong dependence on others; especially a libidinal attachment to e.g. a parental figure)
       => relationship -- (a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship")