Oedipus complex

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

complexe d’Œdipe

complexe d’oedipe

Complexe d’Œdipe

Synonymes

Oedipal complex

inferiority complex

jealousy

mother complex

Traductions

Ödipuskomplex

complexo de Édipo

Οιδιπόδειο σύμπλεγμα

complejo de Edipo

complesso di Edipo

Ödipuskonflikt

edipismo

Mutterkomplex

complex d'Èdip

Oedipuscomplex

Complexo de édipo

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈidəpəs ˈkɒmplɛks/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Named after Oedipus in Greek mythology, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.