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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 fatherplay

  Familiarity information: ELECTRA COMPLEX used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ELECTRA COMPLEX (noun)


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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