repetition-compulsion
[ rĕp′ĭ-tĭsh′ən-kəm-pŭl′shən ]
n.
In psychoanalysis, the tendency to repeat earlier experiences or actions in an unconscious effort to achieve belated mastery over them.
Words nearby repetition-compulsion
repertory company,
repertory society,
repertory theater,
repetend,
repetition,
repetition-compulsion,
repetitious,
repetitive,
repetitive dna,
repetitive strain disorder,
repetitive strain injury