Oedipal complex vs complex

complex vs Oedipal complex

Oedipal complex and complex both are nouns.

Oedipal complex is not an adjective while complex is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Oedipal complex	Yes	No	No	No
complex	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, complex is a hypernym of Oedipal complex; that is, complex is a word with a broader meaning than Oedipal complex:

Oedipal complex: a complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved
complex: (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior

Oedipal complex (noun)	complex (noun)
a complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved	a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
	a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
	(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
	a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

Oedipal complex (adjective)	complex (adjective)
	complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
	difficult to analyze or understand

Difference between Oedipal complex and complex

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