Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desiring-production

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
de-sir-ing-pro-duc-tion
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Desire conceptualized as a generative force rather than a mere lack of something.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Calque from French production désirante, which was coined by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari in their book Anti-Œdipus (1972).

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What does desiring-production mean?
Desire conceptualized as a generative force rather than a mere lack of something.
Where does desiring-production come from?
Calque from French production désirante, which was coined by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari in their book Anti-Œdipus (1972).

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