aphanisis

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Etymology

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

Noun

aphanisis (uncountable)

  1. (psychology) The disappearance of sexual desire, supposed to be the foundation of all neuroses.
  2. (botany) The suppression of parts.

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