Oedipus complex
Definitions
In Freudian theory, the complex of emotions aroused in a child by an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex.
Equivalents
8 more languages
Catalàcomplex d'Èdip
Češtinaoidipovský komplex
Suomioidipuskompleksi
Gaeilgecoimpléacs Éideapúis
Polskikompleks Edypa
Portuguêscomplexo de Édipo
Русскийэди́пов комплекс
Examples
“He never palliated his villainy, never helped old ladies across the street to show⟳ that he was a sweet kid au fond or prated about his Oedipus complex like⟳ the Percy boys who portray heavies today.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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