Attachment disorder
an emotional and behavioral disorder arising from a failure to form a strong bond with one’s primary caregiver in early childhood and affecting one’s social relationships in later childhood and adulthood.
See also (def 3).
Contemporary Examples
The combination of emotional abuse and overt sexualization resulted in an attachment disorder.
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- Attachment of earnings
noun (in Britain) a court order requiring an employer to deduct amounts from an employee’s wages to pay debts or honour financial obligations
- Attachment theory
a set of concepts that explain the emergence of an emotional bond between an infant and primary caregiver and the way in which this bond affects the child’s behavioral and emotional development into adulthood. See also (def 3).
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- Attack
to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: He attacked him with his bare hands. to begin hostilities against; start an offensive against: to attack the enemy. to blame or abuse violently or bitterly. to direct unfavorable criticism against; criticize severely; argue with strongly: […]