Oedipus Complex — Oedipus complex is the psychoanalytical term for the sexual attraction of a son to his mother, accompanied by manifestations of hostility toward the father. The name for this psychological pattern in males was taken by Sigmund Freud from… … Dictionary of eponyms
Oedipus complex — ► NOUN ▪ (in Freudian theory) the complex of emotions aroused in a young child by an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex. DERIVATIVES Oedipal adjective. ORIGIN by association with Oedipus in Greek mythology, who… … English terms dictionary
Oedipus complex — n. Psychoanalysis the unconscious tendency of a child to be attached to the parent of the opposite sex and hostile toward the other parent: its persistence in adult life results in neurotic disorders: orig. restricted to a son s attachment: cf.… … English World dictionary
Oedipus complex — For the species of salamander, see Oedipina complex. Oedipus explains the riddle of the Sphinx, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, (ca. 1805). In psychoanalytic theory, the term Oedipus complex denotes the emotions and ideas that the mind keeps in … Wikipedia
Oedipus complex — Psychoanal. the unresolved desire of a child for sexual gratification through the parent of the opposite sex, esp. the desire of a son for his mother. This involves, first, identification with and, later, hatred for the parent of the same sex,… … Universalium
Oedipus complex — UK [ˈiːdɪpəs ˌkɒmpleks] / US [ˈedɪpəs ˌkɑmpleks] / US [ˈɪdɪpəs ˌkɑmpleks] noun [countable] Word forms Oedipus complex : singular Oedipus complex plural Oedipus complexes an unconscious sexual feeling that a son has towards his mother, at the same … English dictionary
Oedipus complex — [[t]i͟ːdɪpəs kɒmpleks[/t]] N SING If a boy or man has an Oedipus complex, he feels sexual desire for his mother and has hostile feelings towards his father … English dictionary
Oedipus complex — in Freudian theory, repressed sexual feelings of a child for its opposite sexed parent, combined with rivalry towards the same sexed parent: said to be a normal stage of development. The end of the Oedipus complex in children is marked by a loss… … The new mediacal dictionary
Oedipus complex (disambiguation) — Oedipus complex can refer to:It is defined as a male child s unconscious desire for the exclusive love of his mother. This desire includes jealousy towards the father and the unconscious wish for that parent s death. Later researchers used the… … Wikipedia
Oedipus complex — noun (in Freudian theory) the complex of emotions aroused in a young child by an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex. Derivatives Oedipal adjective Oedipally adverb Origin early 20th cent.: by assoc. with Oedipus, who, in … English new terms dictionary
