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Electra complex

[ ih-lek-truh-kom-pleks ]
/ ɪˈlɛk trə ˌkɒm plɛks /
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noun Psychoanalysis.
a daughter's unconscious sexual desire directed toward her father, usually originating in childhood: designation based on the Greek myth of Electra and Agamemnon.Compare Oedipus complex.
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Origin of Electra complex

First recorded in 1910–15
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British Dictionary definitions for Electra complex

Electra complex

noun
psychoanal the sexual attachment of a female child to her fatherSee also penis envy
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