PENIS ENVY


Meaning of PENIS ENVY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1924

: the supposed coveting of the penis by a young human female which is held in Freudian psychoanalytic theory to lead to feelings of inferiority and defensive or compensatory behavior

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.