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Oedipus Complex

/ˈidəpəs ˈkɒmplɛks/

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What does Oedipus Complex mean?

noun

  1. In Freudian theory, the complex of emotions aroused in a child by an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex.

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/ˈidəpəs ˈkɒmplɛks/

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/ˈɛdəpəs ˈkɒmplɛks/

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