anankastic
Pronunciation: /ænənˈkæstɪk/
The English word “anankastic” has 4 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.
- Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.
noun
- An anankastic phrase or utterance.
- An obsessive-compulsive individual.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναγκαστικός (anankastikós), from ἀναγκάζω (anankázō, “to force, to compel”).
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