English Explanatory Dictionary

oral gratification

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In Freudian psychology, the satisfaction felt in infancy when the need for food, especially from the mother's breast, is fulfilled, and which in later life can be associated with such dysfunctional behaviors as excessive eating, drinking, or smoking.

Word forms

oral gratification oral gratifications
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