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Definition of penis envy in English: penis envynoun mass nounPsychoanalysis Supposed envy of the male's possession of a penis, postulated by Freud to account for some aspects of female behaviour (notably the castration complex) but controversial among modern theorists. Example sentencesExamples - By shifting the blame we ended up with the theories of penis envy for women, and castration anxiety for men.
- There is doubt about penis envy and castration anxieties being the major contributing factor to the development of perversion.
- The female phallic stage is not simply and negatively arrested at the level of penis envy, as Freud thought; a daughter may be used just as well as a son by the mother for narcissistic completion.
- It's not too difficult to detect themes about phallic power, penis envy, castration fears, and a miscellaneous collection of heterosexual and homosexual issues.
- Now before we all start harping on about penis envy, let's keep in mind that Freud says every dream is the fulfillment of a disguised wish.
Definition of penis envy in US English: penis envynounˈpēnis ˈenvē Psychoanalysis Supposed envy of the male's possession of a penis, postulated by Freud to account for some aspects of female behavior (notably the castration complex) but controversial among modern theorists. Example sentencesExamples - The female phallic stage is not simply and negatively arrested at the level of penis envy, as Freud thought; a daughter may be used just as well as a son by the mother for narcissistic completion.
- Now before we all start harping on about penis envy, let's keep in mind that Freud says every dream is the fulfillment of a disguised wish.
- There is doubt about penis envy and castration anxieties being the major contributing factor to the development of perversion.
- It's not too difficult to detect themes about phallic power, penis envy, castration fears, and a miscellaneous collection of heterosexual and homosexual issues.
- By shifting the blame we ended up with the theories of penis envy for women, and castration anxiety for men.
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