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aphanisis en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

(uncountable) The disappearance of sexual desire, supposed to be the foundation of all neuroses.
(uncountable) The suppression of parts.

Translations (1)

pt afânise (the disappearance of sexual desire)

wikipedia: Ernest Jones