Electra complex

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noun Psychoanalysis.

the unresolved, unconscious libidinous desire of a daughter for her father: designation based on the Greek myth of Electra and Agamemnon.

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Compare Oedipus complex.

Origin of Electra complex

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby Electra complex

electoral college, electoral vote, electorate, electr-, Electra, Electra complex, Electra paradox, electress, electret, electric, electrical

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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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Electra complex

[ ĭ-lĕk′trə ]

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In psychoanalytic theory, a daughter's unconscious libidinal desire for her father.

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