Oedipus complex

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms

English

Etymology

Named after Oedipus in Greek Mythology, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.

Pronunciation

• IPA:/idəpɛs kɒmplɛks/

Noun

Oedipus complex

1. (In Freudian theory) The complex of emotions aroused in a child by and unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex.

Translations

the desire

Finnish: oidipuskompleksi

Derived terms

• Oedipal