penis envy

English

Etymology

Calque of German Penisneid.

Pronunciation

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Noun

penis envy (uncountable)

1. (psychoanalysis) The unconscious desire of a woman to possess a penis.

Translations

unconscious desire

• Catalan: enveja del penis
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 陰莖妒羨 / 阴茎妒羡 (yīnjīng dùxiàn)

• Danish: penismisundelse
• Dutch: penisnijd (nl)
• Estonian: peenisekadedus
• Finnish: peniskateus (fi)
• French: envie du pénis f
• German: Penisneid m
• Greek: φθόνος του πέους m (fthónos tou péous)
• Japanese: ペニス羨望 (penisu-senbō)
• Polish: zazdrość o członek (pl)
• Russian: за́висть к пе́нису f (závistʹ k pénisu)
• Spanish: envidia del pene f
• Swedish: penisavund n
• Turkish: penis hasedi

See also

• breast envy
• womb envy
• vagina envy
• small penis syndrome