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ELECTRA COMPLEX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Electra complex mean?
• ELECTRA COMPLEX (noun)
The noun ELECTRA COMPLEX has 1 sense:
1. a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father
Familiarity information: ELECTRA COMPLEX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A complex of females; sexual attraction to the father
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("Electra complex" is a kind of...):
complex ((psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior)
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