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Electra complex
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Electra complex
n.
In psychoanalysis, a daughter's unconscious libidinal desire for her father.
Electra complex
n
(Psychoanalysis) Psychoanal the sexual attachment of a female child to her father See also penis envy
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Noun1.Electra complex - a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father
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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Electra complex
n (Psych) → Elektrakomplex m
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