oedipal
[ ed-uh-puhl, ee-duh- ]
Origin of oedipal
1First recorded in 1935–40; Oedip(us complex) + -al1
Words Nearby oedipal
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How to use oedipal in a sentence
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 | THE DAILY BEASTHe 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 | THE 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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 | THE DAILY BEAST
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