oral gratification

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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

These experiences left him with a rather unsteady control over his angry impulses, particularly when denied oral gratification such as a drink of liquor.

oral gratification

    Hyphenation

    o·ral gra·ti·fi·ca·tion

    Turkish pronunciation

    ôrıl grätıfıkeyşın

    Pronunciation

    /ˈôrəl ˌgratəfəˈkāsʜən/ /ˈɔːrəl ˌɡrætəfəˈkeɪʃən/
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