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Penis Envy

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Noun

1. penis envy

(psychoanalysis) a female's presumed envy of the male's penis; said to explain femininity

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Penis Envy

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noun
psychoanalysis
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

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1. 
in Freudian psychoanalytic theory, a condition in which a young girl covets the male penis which she believes she has lost
2. 
envy of power, status, or privilege, as symbolized by the penis of the male

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Penis Envy

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n.
The supposed wish of a girl or woman to have a penis, postulated in Freudian psychoanalytic theory as causing psychic conflict that drives female psychosexual development and results in psychological disorders if not resolved.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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