ego-dystonic

[ee-goh-dis-ton-ik, eg-oh-]

e·go-dys·ton·ic

[ee-goh-dis-ton-ik, eg-oh-]
adjective Psychiatry.
of or pertaining to aspects of one's behavior or attitudes viewed as inconsistent with one's fundamental beliefs and personality (contrasted with ego-syntonic).
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So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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ego-dystonic adj.
Repugnant to or at variance with the aims of the ego.

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