Oedipus complex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

In Freudian theory, the complex of emotions aroused in a child by an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex.

/ˈidəpəs ˈkɒmplɛks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Oedipus complex.wav /ˈɛdəpəs ˈkɒmplɛks/

Oedipus complex Oedipus complexes

Named after Oedipus in Greek mythology, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.

Electra complex

Oedipal

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