oedipus complex

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Synonyms: oedipal complex

Antonyms: oedipal complex

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|psychoanalysis}} In [[Freudian]] theory, the [[complex]] of [[emotion]]s aroused in a [[child]] by an [[unconscious]] [[sexual]] [[desire]] for the [[parent]] of the opposite sex.

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