philobatic

English

Etymology

    From philobat +‎ -ic.[1] Coined by Hungarian psychoanalyst Michael Balint in 1955.

    Adjective

    philobatic (comparative more philobatic, superlative most philobatic)

    1. (psychoanalysis) Relating to or characteristic of a philobat (someone who enjoys handling challenging and dangerous situations on their own).
      Coordinate term: ocnophilic
      • 2017, Lynda Nead, The Tiger in the Smoke: Art and Culture in Post-War Britain, New Haven, C.T.; London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 92:
        The philobatic environment consists of friendly spaces littered with unpredictable objects; the ocnophilic world consists of objects 'separated by horrid empty spaces'.

    References

    1. ^ “philobatic, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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