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Oedipus complex

Oed·i·pus com·plex


noun 
Definition:
 
theorized unconscious sexual desire for parent: according to the psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud, feelings or desires originating when a child, especially a son, unconsciously seeks sexual fulfillment with the parent of the opposite sex.
See also  Electra complex


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