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adj
Relating to, or characteristic of an ocnophil (someone who tends to avoid dangerous or unfamiliar situations).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychoanalysis, psychology, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From ocnophil + -ic. Coined by Hungarian psychoanalyst Michael Balint in 1955.
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