complex vs Electra complex

Electra complex vs complex

complex and Electra complex both are nouns.

complex is an adjective but Electra complex is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, Electra complex is a hyponym of complex; that is, Electra complex is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than complex:

complex: (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
Electra complex: a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father

Other hyponyms of complex include Oedipal complex, Oedipus complex, inferiority complex.

complex (noun)	Electra complex (noun)
a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures	a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father
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

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

Difference between complex and Electra complex

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