Online dictionaryOnline dictionary
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'



Oedipus complex   /ˈɛdɪpəs kˈɑmplɛks/   Listen
Oedipus complex

noun
1.
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.  Synonym: Oedipal complex.






WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |
Add this dictionary
to your browser search bar





Words linked to "Oedipus complex" :   Oedipal complex, complex



Copyright © 2024 Dictionary One.com