Glossary A

Anhedonia refers to the inability to experience pleasure. In contrast to blunted affect, which refers to the lack of outward expression, Anhedonia is a lack of positive feelings. Anhedonia is associated with some mood and schizophrenic disorders.

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Anilingus refers to the oral stimulation of the anus.

Anima refers to the Female component of the male psyche.

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Anima archetype : Animus archetype refer to the feminine aspects of the male psyche; masculine aspects of the female psyche.

Anima/Animus refers to the archetype that is the feminine side of the male (Anima ) or the masculine side of the female (Animus ).

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Animacy refers to a semantic feature denoting whether an object is alive.

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Animadvert means to comment critically upon or to express criticism.

Animal Cruelty refers to acts of violence or neglect perpetrated against animals are considered animal cruelty.

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