phallic
/ˈfælɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or resembling a penis.
- The artist's work included several phallic symbols that critics discussed at length.
- Some mushrooms have a phallic appearance when they first emerge from the ground.
- The ancient sculpture had a phallic shape that scholars interpreted as a symbol of fertility.
- Relating to a stage in Freudian psychoanalysis (the phallic stage) when a child's awareness of and interest in their own genitals develops.
- Freud believed that the phallic stage occurs between the ages of three and six.
- The therapist explained how experiences during the phallic stage might influence adult personality.
- In psychology class, we learned about the conflicts that can arise during the phallic stage.
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