"ocnophil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ocnophils [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀκνέω (oknéō, “to shrink from, fear, hesitate”) + -o- + -phile with the final "e" dropped. Coined by Hungarian psychoanalyst Michael Balint in 1955. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|id=psychoanalysis}}, {{der|en|grc|ὀκνέω|t=to shrink from, fear, hesitate}} Ancient Greek ὀκνέω (oknéō, “to shrink from, fear, hesitate”), {{af|en|-o-|-phile}} -o- + -phile, {{coinage|en|Q557561|in=1955}} Coined by Hungarian psychoanalyst Michael Balint in 1955 Head templates: {{en-noun}} ocnophil (plural ocnophils)
  1. (psychoanalysis) A personality type characterised by avoidance of dangerous of unfamiliar situations, and the reliance on other people for security. Categories (topical): Psychoanalysis Derived forms: ocnophilic

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