penis envy

penis envy

English

Etymology

Calque of German Penisneid.

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