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Definition of Oedipal 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.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oedipal Complex
Literary usage of Oedipal complex
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Inform Designer's Manual by Graham Nelson (2001)
"Suppressed Oedipal complex? Hmm."; ], has animate; • 27 (p. 139) There are several
ways to do this. The easiest is to add more grammar to the parser and let ..."
2. I Love You Madly! Workbook: Insight Enhancement About Healthy and Disturbed ...by Robert Gordon by Robert Gordon (2007)
"... go through all the stages of love with your parents to love another wholly
and maturely (psychoanalysts refer to this as resolving the Oedipal complex). ..."
3. The Biology of Mental Disorders by Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1992)
"Early toilet training, a rigorously disciplined home environment, an unresolved
Oedipal complex, and endless demands that your child clean up her ..."
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