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castration complex
noun
, Psychoanalysis.
- an unconscious fear of losing the genital organs, especially as punishment for oedipal feelings.
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of castration complex1
First recorded in 1910–15
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