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Oedipal in a sentence

Oedipal meaning

Of or relating to the Oedipus complex.

Using Oedipal

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to the Oedipus complex.
  • In the example corpus, oedipal often appears in combinations such as: the oedipal, of oedipal, oedipal stage.

Context around Oedipal

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

constant 1× whole 1× anal 1× represented 1× pre 1×

Often after:

stage 2× combat 1× complex 1× drama 1× panties 1× dynamic 1× desire 1× level 1× fantasies 1× desires 1×

Sentence patterns with Oedipal

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

at the oedipal stage 1× beginning of oedipal panties and 1× behind the oedipal level however 1× evidence for oedipal desires 1× in constant oedipal combat with 1× in the oedipal stage will 1× lacks an oedipal motive 1× lust of oedipal desire plus 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a survey of 1× anna freud opposed 1× bion experiences p 1× he explained these 1× his experiments involved 1× if these tasks 1×

Common sentence endings:

an oedipal motive 1× destructive in nature 1× development of children 1× explicit heterosexual situation 1× for oedipal desires 1× in adult analyses 1×

Words around Oedipal

Just before it in the word index:

oedema 8 oed 57 oecta 3 oecs 35 oeconomica 2 oecolampadius 5

Just after it in the word index:

oedipus 38 oedo 6 oee 3 oeec 3 oef 3 oeg 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Oedipal

  • In this selection, "oedipal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, constant, whole, anal, stage, combat and complex stand out and add context to how "oedipal" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at the oedipal stage and beginning of oedipal panties and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "oedipal" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with oedipal

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Only much later did he claim the same findings as evidence for Oedipal desires. (14 words)

If these tasks are not performed properly, developments in the Oedipal stage will be unstable. (15 words)

Installing one of his children in the country’s highest office would be a fitting final act to the Oedipal drama of his life. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

He explained these at first as having the function of "fending off" memories of infantile masturbation, but in later years he wrote that they represented Oedipal fantasies, stemming from innate drives that are sexual and destructive in nature. (38 words)

Bion, Experiences p. 161 Behind the Oedipal level, however, Bion postulated the existence of still more primitive, part-object phantasies; and 'the more disturbed the group, the more easily discernible are these primitive phantasies and mechanisms'. (36 words)

A survey of scientific research suggested that while personality traits corresponding to Freud's oral, anal, Oedipal, and genital phases can be observed, they do not necessarily manifest as stages in the development of children. (35 words)

Example sentences (14)

He’s been in constant Oedipal combat with a father who loomed over him, while also wrestling (sometimes literally) with his siblings for control of the Roy empire.

His experiments involved the Freudian developmental phases—the oral stage, the anal stage, the Oedipal complex, et cetera—because these are often understood as the starting points for neurosis.

Installing one of his children in the country’s highest office would be a fitting final act to the Oedipal drama of his life.

Stan’s mom goes through yet another breakup at the beginning of “Oedipal Panties” and comes running into her son’s arms for a shoulder to cry on.

It’s as if I thought, Oh Sigmund Freud has already explained the whole Oedipal dynamic to me, I don’t need to read it.

Inflamed by the lust of oedipal desire, plus the adolescent and adult sexual desires that were naturally triggered in a sexually explicit heterosexual situation.

Anna Freud opposed any such equivalence, proposing an educative intervention with the child until an appropriate level of ego development was reached at the Oedipal stage.

A survey of scientific research suggested that while personality traits corresponding to Freud's oral, anal, Oedipal, and genital phases can be observed, they do not necessarily manifest as stages in the development of children.

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Bion, Experiences p. 161 Behind the Oedipal level, however, Bion postulated the existence of still more primitive, part-object phantasies; and 'the more disturbed the group, the more easily discernible are these primitive phantasies and mechanisms'.

He explained these at first as having the function of "fending off" memories of infantile masturbation, but in later years he wrote that they represented Oedipal fantasies, stemming from innate drives that are sexual and destructive in nature.

If these tasks are not performed properly, developments in the Oedipal stage will be unstable.

Only much later did he claim the same findings as evidence for Oedipal desires.

Shakespeare Through the Ages: King Lear, p. 317. "As Hazlitt pointed out," writes Bloom, "Edmund does not share in the hypocrisy of Goneril and Regan: his Machiavellianism is absolutely pure, and lacks an Oedipal motive.

The disagreement centred around the clinical approach to the pre-Oedipal child; Klein argued for play as an equivalent to free association in adult analyses.

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Common combinations with oedipal

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "oedipal" in a sentence?
An example: "He’s been in constant Oedipal combat with a father who loomed over him, while also wrestling (sometimes literally) with his siblings for control of the Roy empire." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "oedipal" from authentic English texts.
What does "oedipal" mean?
Oedipal means: Of or relating to the Oedipus complex.
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