"Jocasta complex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Jocasta complexes [plural]
Etymology: Introduced by Raymond de Saussure in 1920, after the character Jocasta from Greek mythology. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jocasta complex (plural Jocasta complexes)
  1. (psychology) The incestuous sexual desire of a mother towards her son. Wikipedia link: Jocasta complex Categories (topical): Psychology

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