anankastic personality

US: (an′ən kas′tik, an′ang-)

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an•an•kas′tic personal′ity  (an′ən kas′tik, an′ang-), 

1. Psychiatry a personality syndrome characterized by obsessional or compulsive traits.

• Greek anankastikós compulsory, coercive, equivalent. to anankast(ós) forced (adjective, adjectival derivative of anankázein to force, compel, verb, verbal derivative of anánkē force, necessity) + ikos -ic