"enantiodromia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: enantiodromias [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} enantiodromia (countable and uncountable, plural enantiodromias)
  1. (psychiatry, according to Carl Jung) The principle whereby the superabundance of one force inevitably produces its opposite, as with physical equilibrium. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychiatry
    Sense id: en-enantiodromia-en-noun-Db2SIJQx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences

Inflected forms

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