Oedipal

//ˈi.də.pɛl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Oedipus complex. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Oedipal. alt-of

    "The hostility Garrus nurtures for the ineffective Citadel Security Services (C-Sec) bureaucracy has an oedipal tinge since his father, Castis Vakarian, is an exemplary by-the-books C-Sec officer."

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"The hostility Garrus nurtures for the ineffective Citadel Security Services (C-Sec) bureaucracy has an oedipal tinge since his father, Castis Vakarian, is an exemplary by-the-books C-Sec officer."

Etymology

From Oedipus + -al.

Related phrases

oedipus complex

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