penis envy

English

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Etymology

Translating German Penisneid (in Freud).

Noun

penis envy (uncountable)

1. (psychoanalysis) The alleged unconscious desire of a woman to possess a penis.

Translations

unconscious desire

Catalan: enveja del penis (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 陰莖妒羨 (cmn), 阴茎妒羡 (cmn) (yīnjīng dùxiàn) Danish: penismisundelse (da) Dutch: penisnijd (nl) Finnish: peniskateus (fi)

French: envie du pénis (fr) f. German: Penisneid (de) m. Japanese: ペニス羨望 (ja) (penisu-senbō) Polish: zazdrość o członek (pl) Russian: зависть к пенису (ru) (závist' k pénisu) f. Swedish: penisavund (sv)

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