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Oedipal /ˈiːdɪp(ə)l /adjective PsychoanalysisRelating to or characterized by an Oedipus complex: an Oedipal struggle...- The conflict between the two is more than an Oedipal conflict between father and son.
- The Oedipal struggle between Archie and his awesome father reaches a crisis in Chapter 3.
- Tom feels guilty because, in a tortured reversal of the Oedipal triangle, he hated his son.
Derivatives Oedipally adverb ...- The Oedipally jealous son confronts his vain, self-deluding mother.
- The Oedipally challenged young writer struggling to find his way artistically and romantically, seems a good decade older than usual
- The strong-willed novelist struggles to balance the needs of her frail and temperamental lover against those of her high-spirited daughter and her Oedipally challenged son, who hates him for it.
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