aphanisis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀφάνισις (aphánisis, “disappearance”). Coined by Ernest Jones in 1927.

Noun

aphanisis (uncountable)

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

Translations

the disappearance of sexual desire

• Portuguese: afânise f

Anagrams

• Hispasian