Definition of APHANISIS

aphanisis

Meanings

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

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