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castration complex

noun

, Psychoanalysis.
  1. an unconscious fear of losing the genital organs, especially as punishment for oedipal feelings.


castration complex

noun

  1. psychoanal an unconscious fear of having one's genitals removed, as a punishment for wishing to have sex with a parent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of castration complex1

First recorded in 1910–15

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