Electra complex

English

Etymology

With reference to Electra of Greek mythology, who killed her mother.

Noun

Electra complex (plural Electra complexes)

1. (psychoanalysis) The theory that a female's psychological development involves a sexual attachment to the father and jealousy of the mother.
   • 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 234:

     "No plot! Why, dammit girl, it's all plot, woven about that most fascinating of human problems, the Electra complex!"

Translations

Psychoanalytical theory

French: complexe d'Électre (fr) m, German: Elektrakomplex (de) m Irish: coimpléacs Éileictre m Polish: kompleks Elektry (pl) m Russian: ко́мплекс Эле́ктры (ru) m (kómpleks Eléktry)

See also

• Oedipus complex