oedipal

[ ed-uh-puhl, ee-duh- ]

adjective(often initial capital letter)
  1. of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.

Origin of oedipal

1
First recorded in 1935–40; Oedip(us complex) + -al1

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