English Explanatory Dictionary

Phaedra complex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A designation to the sexual desire of a stepparent for their stepchild; the term has been extended to cover difficult relationships between stepparents and stepchildren in general.

Word forms

Phaedra complex

Etymology

Named for the Cretan princess Phaedra who fell in love with her stepson, Hippolytus of Athens in Greek Mythology.

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