anankastic

Meanings

Plural: anankastics

Adj

Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.
Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.

Noun

An anankastic phrase or utterance.
An obsessive-compulsive individual.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναγκαστικός (anankastikós), from ἀναγκάζω (anankázō, “to force, to compel”).

Synonyms

anancastic

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