anankastic

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναγκαστικός (anankastikós), from ἀναγκάζω (anankázō, “to force, to compel”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ænənˈkæstɪk/ === Adjective === anankastic (comparative more anankastic, superlative most anankastic) (grammar) Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional. (psychology) Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive. 1991: ‘You’re a classic anal-retentive,’ he says, ‘tirelessly absorbed by minutiae, anankastic in the extreme – it’s lucky you have me to deal with the broad sweep of things, to do the abstract thinking.’ — Will Self, ‘Mono-Cellular’, The Quantity Theory of Insanity === Noun === anankastic (plural anankastics) (grammar) An anankastic phrase or utterance. (psychology, rare) An obsessive-compulsive individual. Synonym: anancastic === References ===