primal scene

English - Turkish

Definition of primal scene in English Turkish dictionary

(Sosyoloji, Toplumbilim) asal sahne (freud)

English - English

Definition of primal scene in English English dictionary

In Freudian theory, the first time a child witnesses (and understands) its parents copulating

She argues that perverse sexual activity constitutes an attempt to restage the primal scene in such a way as to eliminate its traumatic aspects.

Hyphenation

pri·mal scene

Turkish pronunciation

praymıl sin

Pronunciation

/ˈprīməl ˈsēn/ /ˈpraɪməl ˈsiːn/

Etymology

() Translating German Urszene. Coined by Sigmund Freud in 1914.