"Oedipal" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈidəpɛl/, /ˈidəpəl/, /ˈɛdəpɛl/, /ˈɛdəpəl/ Audio: En-us-Oedipal.oga [US]
Etymology: Oedipus + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Oedipus|al}} Oedipus + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Oedipal (not comparable)
  1. (psychoanalysis) Of or relating to the Oedipus complex. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Incest, Psychoanalysis Synonyms: Œdipal, oedipal Translations (of or relating to the Oedipus complex): edípic (Catalan), oidipaalinen (Finnish), œdipien (French), ödipal (German), edipeo (Italian), edípico (Spanish), oidipal (Swedish), Ödipal (Turkish)

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