Strachey translated the everyday German Anlehnung as the arcane ‘anaclisis,’ making English readers unable to understand what Freud meant.

Evidence

Reflections on the Translation of Freud’s Writing in the Revised Standard Edition (Taylor & Francis Online)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A normal colonial child becomes abnormal on contact with the white world; The English translation renders the follow-up as ‘This statement may not be immediately understandable’ before proceeding to invoke Freud — not ‘readily accepted.’ — Black Skin, White Masks (1986 PDF, African Institute)

Related

• The English translation renders the follow-up as ‘This statement may not be immediately understandable’ before proceeding to invoke Freud — not ‘readily accepted.’ (similarity 0.93)