oedipal
/ˈɛdɪpəl/
adjective
- Relating to the Oedipus complex, a psychoanalytic concept involving a child's unconscious feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and rivalry with the same-sex parent.
- Some literary critics see oedipal themes in the character's relationship with his father.
- Freud's theory of oedipal conflict remains controversial among modern therapists.
- The psychologist explained the oedipal stage of development in children.
- Relating to the Greek myth of Oedipus, who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother.
- The play retells the oedipal story of fate and tragedy.
- The artist's painting depicts the oedipal moment of discovery.
- Oedipal themes appear in many ancient Greek dramas.