Anal retentive and Difficult

Anal retentive adjective - 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..

Difficult and anal retentive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Difficult" instead an adjective phrase "Anal retentive".

Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.

Anal retentive and difficult are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anal retentive" instead an adjective "Difficult".

Nearby Word: difficulty