Definition of Oedipus complex

1. Noun. A complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved.

Exact synonyms: Oedipal Complex
Generic synonyms: Complex

Medical Definition of Oedipus complex

1. Attachment of the child to the parent of the opposite sex, accompanied by envious and aggressive feelings toward the parent of the same sex. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oedipus Complex

oedematous
oedema disease
oedema disease of swine
oedema glottidis
oedema neonatorum
oedipal
oedipally
Oedipal complex
oedipal neurosis
oedipal period
oedipal phase
oedipean
oedipism
Oedipus
oedipus complex
Oedipus complex (current term)
Oedipus Rex
Oedogoniaceae
Oedogoniales
Oedogonium
Oehl's muscles
Oehler's symptom
oeillade
oeillades
oeil de boeuf
oelet
oenanthal
oenanthate
Oenanthe
Oenanthe aquatica

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