English Explanatory Dictionary

aphanisis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The disappearance of sexual desire, supposed to be the foundation of all neuroses.
  2. The suppression of parts.

Word forms

aphanisis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀφάνισις (aphánisis, “disappearance”). In the psychology sense, coined by Ernest Jones in 1927.

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