Oedipus complex vs complex

complex vs Oedipus complex

Oedipus complex and complex both are nouns.

Oedipus complex is not an adjective while complex is an adjective.

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

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

Oedipus 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

Oedipus 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

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

Difference between Oedipus complex and complex

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