2. Adjective. (alternative capitalization of Oedipal) ¹
3. Adjective. (alternative spelling of (Oedipal)) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oedipal
1. pertaining to the libidinal feelings in a child toward the parent of the opposite sex [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oedipal
Literary usage of Oedipal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Few Kind Words about Hate: The Dark Side of Family Life and the Bible by Una Stannard (2007)
"oedipal Follies The Oedipus complex is not considered one of Freud's follies.
Freudians still accept as a fact that Oedipus "represents every boy's sexual ..."
2. Architectural Bodies by Ad Graafland, Michael Speaks (1996)
"This is no oedipal structure of the unconscious. ... It was Deleuze and Guat-
tari in particular who rejected Freud's oedipal unconscious. ..."
3. I Love You Madly! Workbook: Insight Enhancement About Healthy and Disturbed ...by Robert Gordon by Robert Gordon (2007)
"If the basic oedipal issues of managing sexuality, aggression, limits, and sharing
are not resolved, there will be love disturbances. ..."
4. I Love You Madly! On Passion, Personality and Personal Growthby BookSurge, LLC, Robert M. Gordon, Ph.D., Ph.D. Robert M Gordon by BookSurge, LLC, Robert M. Gordon, Ph.D., Ph.D. Robert M Gordon (2006)
"They are highly invested in their sadomasochistic fantasies and refuse to accept
limits that should have been resolved with the oedipal situation. ..."
5. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"would be one response to such a classical oedipal situation —Norman MacKenzie,
The Listener, 25 April 1974 classifying genitive See GENITIVE 1. clean, ..."
6. A Very Public Offering: A Rebel's Story of Business Excess, Success, and by Stephan Paternot, Andrew Essex (2001)
"The Net became the one place where he'd ultimately defer to my opinion—my only
oedipal triumph since the divorce, and I went with mom. ..."
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