psychosexual development

noun

The progressive evolution of infantile sexuality through oral, anal, phallic, latent, and genital phases.

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nounpsychosexual development (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe progressive evolution of infantile sexuality through oral, anal, phallic, latent, and genital phases.
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psychosexual development. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychosexual%20development

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“psychosexual development.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychosexual%20development. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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