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penis envy

American

noun

Psychoanalysis.

the repressed wish of a female to possess a penis.

penis envy British

noun

psychoanal a Freudian concept in which envy of the penis is postulated as the cause for some of the characteristics found in women

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penis envy Cultural

In Freudian theory, the repressed desire of females to possess a penis.

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Penis envy is also used generally to mean a supposed female envy of men.

Etymology

Origin of penis envy

First recorded in 1920–25

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