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jouissancenoun
Enjoyment, delight, pleasure.
jouissancenoun
The sexual connotation (i.e. orgasm) lacking in the English word "enjoyment", and therefore left untranslated in English editions of the works of the French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan.
Etymology: From late jouissance, from jouir.
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Jouissance
Jouissance is a French term meaning "enjoyment", which in Lacanianism is taken in terms both of rights and property, and of sexual orgasm. The latter has a meaning partially lacking in the English word "enjoyment". The term denotes a transgressive, excessive kind of pleasure linked to the division and splitting of the subject involved, which compels the subject to constantly attempt to transgress the prohibitions imposed on enjoyment, to go beyond the pleasure principle.
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jouissance
Jouissance refers to the intense pleasure or enjoyment experienced by an individual, often related to physical or sexual gratification. It is a term commonly used in the fields of psychoanalysis and literary theory, where it denotes a state of profound ecstasy or bliss attained through various means, such as sensory stimulation, aesthetic experiences, or transcendent sensations. Jouissance can be associated with both pleasurable and painful sensations, and it is sometimes linked to the release of repressed desires or tensions.
Webster Dictionary
Jouissancenoun
jollity; merriment
Etymology: [F., fr. jouir to enjoy, fr. L. gaudere to rejoice.]
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Jouissance
In French, jouissance means enjoyment, in terms both of rights and property, and of sexual orgasm - the latter a meaning partially lacking in the English word "enjoyment". Poststructuralism has developed the latter sense of jouissance in complex ways, so as to denote a transgressive, excessive kind of pleasure linked to the division and splitting of the subject involved.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of jouissance in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of jouissance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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