Definitions for Oedipal

Oedipal oed·i·pal

Spelling: [ed-uh-puh l, ee-duh
IPA: /ˈɛd ə pəl, ˈi də-/

Oedipal is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 236 anagrams from letters in Oedipal (adeilop).

Definitions for Oedipal

adjective

  1. of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.

Origin of Oedipal

First recorded in 1935-40; Oedip(us complex) + -al1

Examples for Oedipal

It was like an oedipal thing because Chevy left, and there was a feeling like he left them.

He knows how to be a narcissistic fighter and an oedipal fighter.

“There are two kinds of fighting—narcissistic fighting and oedipal fighting,” Frank went on.

The idea for these edgy oedipal works came to Prince when he was looking through a catalogue of de Kooning's Women series.

Word Value for Oedipal
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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