oedipal
[ ed-uh-puhl, ee-duh- ]
/ ˈɛd ə pəl, ˈi də- /
adjective (often initial capital letter)
of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.
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Origin of oedipal
First recorded in 1935–40; Oedip(us complex) + -al1
Words nearby oedipal
OECS, oecumenical, oecus, OED, oedema, oedipal, oedipal phase, Oedipean, oedipism, Oedipus, Oedipus at Colonus
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Example sentences from the Web for oedipal
It was like an Oedipal thing because Chevy left, and there was a feeling like he left them.
Bill Murray’s Words of Wisdom: On Comedy, the Greatness of In-N-Out, and Searching For Great Love|Marlow Stern|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEASTHe knows how to be a narcissistic fighter and an Oedipal fighter.
“There are two kinds of fighting—narcissistic fighting and Oedipal fighting,” Frank went on.
The idea for these edgy Oedipal works came to Prince when he was looking through a catalogue of de Kooning's Women series.
Medical definitions for oedipal
oedipal
adj.
Of or characteristic of the Oedipus complex.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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