Meaning: The practice of seeking adventure, often recklessly.

Part of speech: noun

Example: His adventurism led him to dangerous situations.

Category: Psychology

Synonyms:

• risk-taking
• recklessness

Meaning: Difficulties or misfortune.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She showed resilience in the face of adversity.

Category: Psychology

Synonyms:

• hardship
• difficulty

Antonyms:

• prosperity
• success

Meaning: Relating to moods, feelings, and attitudes.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: Affective disorders can impact daily life.

Category: Psychology

Synonyms:

• emotional
• sentimental

Antonyms:

• cognitive
• rational

Meaning: a regular practice or routine

Part of speech: noun

Example: She has a habit of reading before bed.

Category: Psychology

Synonyms:

• custom
• practice

Antonyms:

• disorder
• irregularity

Meaning: likely to lead to the development of a habit

Part of speech: adjective

Example: Some video games can be habit forming.

Category: Psychology

Synonyms:

• addictive
• compulsive

Antonyms:

• non-addictive
• harmless

Meaning: to make accustomed or used to

Part of speech: verb

Example: They were habituated to the noise of the city.

Category: Psychology

Synonyms:

• accustom
• adapt

Antonyms:

• unaccustom
• disaccustom

Meaning: done regularly or repeatedly

Part of speech: adjective

Example: He is a habitual coffee drinker.

Category: Psychology

Synonyms:

• regular
• customary

Antonyms:

• occasional
• irregular

Meaning: accustomed to a particular situation or environment

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The animals became habituated to human presence.

Category: Psychology

Synonyms:

• accustomed
• familiar

Antonyms:

• unaccustomed
• strange

Meaning: The part of the mind in psychoanalysis that contains basic instincts and drives.

Part of speech: noun

Example: According to Freud, the id is responsible for our primal urges.

Category: Psychology › Psychoanalysis

Meaning: Crazy or insane.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: He was mad with anger.

Category: Psychology

Synonyms:

• crazy
• insane

Antonyms: sane

Meaning: The state of being mad or insane.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The madness of the crowd was palpable.

Category: Psychology

Synonyms: insanity

Antonyms: sanity

Meaning: excessive self-love or self-centeredness

Part of speech: noun

Example: Narcissism can lead to relationship problems.

Category: Psychology

Meaning: a person who collects and keeps unnecessary items

Part of speech: noun

Example: He's a pack rat who never throws anything away.

Category: Psychology

Synonyms: hoarder

Meaning: the practice of gaining pleasure from inflicting pain

Part of speech: noun

Example: Sadism is often discussed in psychology.

Category: Psychology

Meaning: a person who derives pleasure from inflicting pain

Part of speech: noun

Example: The sadist enjoyed the suffering of others.

Category: Psychology

Meaning: the practice of deriving pleasure from pain, often in a sexual context

Part of speech: noun

Example: Sado-masochism is a topic in discussions about relationships.

Category: Psychology

Meaning: to waver between different opinions or actions

Part of speech: verb

Example: She tends to vacillate when making decisions.

Category: Psychology

Synonyms:

• hesitate
• fluctuate

Antonyms: decide

Meaning: having an excessively high opinion of oneself

Part of speech: adjective

Example: He is too vain to accept criticism.

Category: Psychology

Synonyms:

• conceited
• proud

Antonyms: humble

Meaning: excessively proud of oneself

Part of speech: adjective

Example: Her vainglorious attitude was off-putting.

Category: Psychology

Synonyms:

• boastful
• arrogant

Antonyms: humble