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

1 sense of anal retentive personality

Sense 1
anal personality, anal retentive personality -- ((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))
       => personality -- (the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others")