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Etymology
Named after Oedipus in Greek Mythology, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.
Pronunciation
w:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA:/id�p�s k�mpl�ks/
Noun
en-noun|es
- psychoanalysis In Freudian theory. The complex of emotions aroused in a child by an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex.
Translations
trans-top|the desire
Finnish: oidipuskompleksi
trans-mid
Norwegian: ødipuskompleks
trans-bottom
Derived terms
Oedipal
See also
Electra complex
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