oedipus complex

Oed·i·pus com·plex

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ed-uh-puh s, ee-duh- adjective, verb kuh m-pleks, kom-pleks]
- /ˈɛd ə pəs, ˈi də- adjective, verb kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɒm plɛks/
- /ˈiːdɪpəs ˈkɒmpleks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ed-uh-puh s, ee-duh- adjective, verb kuh m-pleks, kom-pleks]
- /ˈɛd ə pəs, ˈi də- adjective, verb kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɒm plɛks/

Definitions of oedipus complex words

noun oedipus complex the unresolved desire of a child for sexual gratification through the parent of the opposite sex, especially the desire of a son for his mother. This involves, first, identification with and, later, hatred for the parent of the same sex, who is considered by the child as a rival. 1
noun oedipus complex Freudian psychoanalysis: male's attachment to his mother 1
singular noun oedipus complex If a boy or man has an Oedipus complex, he feels sexual desire for his mother and has hostile feelings towards his father. 0
noun oedipus complex a group of emotions, usually unconscious, involving the desire of a child, esp a male child, to possess sexually the parent of the opposite sex while excluding the parent of the same sex 0
noun oedipus complex the unconscious tendency of a child to be attached to the parent of the opposite sex and hostile toward the other parent: its persistence in adult life results in neurotic disorders: orig. restricted to a son's attachment 0

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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