What does "oedipal" mean?

Of or relating to the Oedipus complex.

Oedipal

Q: What is a synonym for "oedipal"?

Common synonyms include: intrapsychic, literary, mythic, mythological, psychoanalytic, psychosexual.

/ˈi.də.pɛl/ adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Of or relating to the Oedipus complex. not-comparable
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."

Synonyms

All synonyms

intrapsychic literary mythic mythological psychoanalytic psychosexual

Antonyms

All antonyms

non mythic non oedipal

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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.

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