Oedipus complex

Other forms: Oedipus complexes

Definitions 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
    synonyms: Oedipal complex
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    (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
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