oedipal

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈi.də.pɛl/
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/ˈi.də.pɛl/ · /ˈi.də.pəl/ · /ˈɛ.də.pɛl/ · /ˈɛ.də.pəl/

Definition of oedipal

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or relating to the Oedipus complex.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or relating to the Oedipus complex.
  2. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Oedipal.
    “The hostility Garrus nurtures for the ineffective Citadel Security Services (C-Sec) bureaucracy has an oedipal tinge since his father, Castis Vakarian, is an exemplary by-the-books C-Sec officer.”

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Etymology

From Oedipus + -al.

Anagrams of oedipal

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