Oedipean

[ed-uh-pee-uhn]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Oedipus or the Oedipus complex.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oedipean¹

1615–25; Oedip(us) + -ean, variant of -ian

Example Sentences

Eventually analyst and patient concluded that Harold's psychosis was rooted in Oedipean jealousy of his father, that his blinking sprang from his association of the theater's bright lights with the whole shocking experience.

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Did the eyes come away kindly, with no Oedipean avulsion?

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