electra complex

English - Turkish

Definition of electra complex in English Turkish dictionary

electra kompleksi

English - English

Definition of electra complex in English English dictionary

The theory that a female's psychological development involves a sexual attachment to the father and jealousy of the mother

incestuous desire of a daughter for her father

In psychoanalysis, a daughter's unconscious libidinal desire for her father

a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father

Hyphenation

E·lec·tra com·plex

Turkish pronunciation

îlektrı kımpleks

Pronunciation

/əˈlektrə kəmˈpleks/ /ɪˈlɛktrə kəmˈplɛks/

Etymology

() With reference to Electra of Greek mythology, who killed her mother.