complex vs Oedipal complex

Oedipal complex vs complex

complex and Oedipal complex both are nouns.

complex is an adjective but Oedipal complex is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, Oedipal complex is a hyponym of complex; that is, Oedipal 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
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

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

complex (noun)	Oedipal complex (noun)
a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures	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 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)	Oedipal complex (adjective)
complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
difficult to analyze or understand

Difference between complex and Oedipal complex

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