Definition: Meaning of, anal retentive in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ˈeɪn(ə)l rɪˈtɛntɪv /
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psychoanalysis 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.
usually as a consequence of toilet trainingpsychoanalysis 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