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noun Psychoanalysis.
an unconscious fear of losing the genital organs, especially as punishment for oedipal feelings.
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Origin of castration complex

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby castration complex

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British Dictionary definitions for castration complex

castration complex
noun
psychoanal an unconscious fear of having one's genitals removed, as a punishment for wishing to have sex with a parent
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