Meaning of castration anxiety | Babel Free
Definitions
The literal or metaphorical fear of emasculation; associated with the early psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Kastrationskomplex
Examples
“If we wonder⟳ now how easily men are threatened by women, and how the slightest expression of feminine power can generate⟳ castration anxieties in even a big man, then perhaps we would do well to think⟳ back on the origins of agriculture.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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