complex vs Oedipus complex

Oedipus complex vs complex

complex and Oedipus complex both are nouns.

complex is an adjective but Oedipus complex is not an adjective.

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

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

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

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

Difference between complex and Oedipus complex

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