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anal retentive vs psychoanalysis

psychoanalysis vs anal retentive

anal retentive is not a noun while psychoanalysis is a noun.

anal retentive is an adjective but psychoanalysis is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anal retentive No Yes No No
psychoanalysis Yes No No No
anal retentive (noun) psychoanalysis (noun)
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
anal retentive (adjective) psychoanalysis (adjective)
a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.
Difference between anal retentive and psychoanalysis

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