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单词 Oedipal
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Definition of Oedipal in English:

Oedipal

adjective ˈiːdɪp(ə)l
Psychoanalysis
  • Relating to or characterized by an Oedipus complex.

    an Oedipal struggle
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There's more here than just adolescent resentment and Oedipal rage.
    • 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.
    • The Oedipal struggle only results in one dominant male being replaced by another.
    • Tom feels guilty because, in a tortured reversal of the Oedipal triangle, he hated his son.

Derivatives

  • Oedipally

  • adverb
    Psychoanalysis
    • For the boy the serpent stands Oedipally for the desire for the mother.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • 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.
      • The Rat Man's guilt, arising from these oedipally murderous feelings, led him to deflect his hostility onto himself in the form of suicidal thoughts.
      • The Oedipally challenged young writer struggling to find his way artistically and romantically, seems a good decade older than usual
      • The Oedipally jealous son confronts his vain, self-deluding mother.

Definition of Oedipal in US English:

Oedipal

adjective
Psychoanalysis
  • Relating to or characterized by an Oedipus complex.

    an Oedipal struggle
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Oedipal struggle between Archie and his awesome father reaches a crisis in Chapter 3.
    • The conflict between the two is more than an Oedipal conflict between father and son.
    • The Oedipal struggle only results in one dominant male being replaced by another.
    • Tom feels guilty because, in a tortured reversal of the Oedipal triangle, he hated his son.
    • There's more here than just adolescent resentment and Oedipal rage.
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