HyperDic: oedipal_complex

English > 1 sense of the expression Oedipal complex:
NOUNfeelingOedipal complex, Oedipus complexa complex of males
English > Oedipal complex: 1 sense > noun 1, feeling
MeaningA complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved.
SynonymOedipus complex
Broadercomplex(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
Catalancomplex d'Èdip, Complex d'Èdip

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