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单词 oedipal
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oedipal

[ ed-uh-puhl, ee-duh- ]
/ ˈɛd ə pəl, ˈi də- /

adjective (often initial capital letter)

of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.

Origin of oedipal

First recorded in 1935–40; Oedip(us complex) + -al1

Words nearby oedipal

OECS, oecumenical, oecus, OED, oedema, oedipal, oedipal phase, Oedipean, oedipism, Oedipus, Oedipus at Colonus
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Example sentences from the Web for oedipal

  • It was like an Oedipal thing because Chevy left, and there was a feeling like he left them.

    Bill Murray’s Words of Wisdom: On Comedy, the Greatness of In-N-Out, and Searching For Great Love|Marlow Stern|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • He knows how to be a narcissistic fighter and an Oedipal fighter.

    Obama Has a Mean Streak and He Turned It on Romney This Week|Lloyd Grove|May 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • “There are two kinds of fighting—narcissistic fighting and Oedipal fighting,” Frank went on.

    Obama Has a Mean Streak and He Turned It on Romney This Week|Lloyd Grove|May 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • The idea for these edgy Oedipal works came to Prince when he was looking through a catalogue of de Kooning's Women series.

    Richard Prince's Tribute to Willem de Kooning|Evelyne Politanoff|March 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Medical definitions for oedipal

oedipal

adj.

Of or characteristic of the Oedipus complex.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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