castration complex


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

Origin of castration complex

1
First recorded in 1910–15

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British Dictionary definitions for castration complex

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

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