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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shin irshya
"शिन ईर्ष्या फ्रायड के मनोविश्लेषण सिद्धांत का एक हिस्सा है।"
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In psychoanalytic theory, a female child's supposed reaction of grief and envy upon realizing that she does not possess a penis.
"Freud famously integrated the concept of penis-envy into his theories of psychosexual development." - 2
A metaphorical or colloquial desire for the perceived power, privileges, or status associated with men in a patriarchal society.
"Some feminist critiques reinterpreted penis-envy not as anatomical desire, but as a longing for male social power."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud in the early 20th century, the term derives from Latin 'penis' combined with the Old French noun 'envie'. It originated as a theoretical concept within classical psychoanalytic developmental psychology.
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angoisse de la castration
Transliteration: angwas de la kas.tʁa.sjɔ̃
"Le concept d'envie du pénis est issu de la psychanalyse freudienne."
Penisneid
Transliteration: ˈpeːnɪsˌnaɪt
"Der Penisneid ist ein bekanntes Konzept in der Psychoanalyse."
invidia del pene
Transliteration: inˈvi.dja del ˈpe.ne
"L'invidia del pene è stata teorizzata da Sigmund Freud."
envidia del pene
Transliteration: emˈbi.ðja del ˈpe.ne
"La envidia del pene es un concepto central en el psicoanálisis clásico."
inveja do pênis
Transliteration: ĩˈvʒɐ du ˈpẽ.nis
"A inveja do pênis faz parte da teoria psicanalítica de Freud."
शिन ईर्ष्या
Transliteration: shin irshya
"शिन ईर्ष्या फ्रायड के मनोविश्लेषण सिद्धांत का एक हिस्सा है।"
阴茎嫉羡
Transliteration: yīnjīng jixiàn
"阴茎嫉羡是弗洛伊德精神分析学说中的概念。"
남근 선망
Transliteration: namgeun seonmang
"남근 선망은 프로이트의 정신분석학 개념 중 하나이다."
ペニス羨望
Transliteration: penisu senbō
"ペニス羨望はフロイトの精神分析における概念である。"
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