castration anxiety
castration anxiety · castration anxieties
The literal or metaphorical fear of emasculationThe literal or metaphorical fear of emasculation; associated with the early psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The literal or metaphorical fear of emasculation; associated with the early psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud.
More definitions
- (psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principle apply to women
Forms
plural: castration anxieties| Singular | castration anxiety |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedvagina dentata
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable