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Oedipal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈi.də.pɛl/
  • /ˈi.də.pəl/
  • /ˈɛ.də.pɛl/
  • /ˈɛ.də.pəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 D AH0 P AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the Oedipus complex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychoanalysis, psychology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Oedipal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Oedipus + -al.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: edípic — of or relating to the Oedipus complex
  • Finnish: oidipaalinen — of or relating to the Oedipus complex
  • French: œdipien — of or relating to the Oedipus complex
  • German: ödipal — of or relating to the Oedipus complex
  • Greek: οιδιπόδειος (oidipódeios) — of or relating to the Oedipus complex
  • Ancient Greek: Οἰδιπόδειος (Oidipódeios) — of or relating to the Oedipus complex
  • Italian: edipèo — of or relating to the Oedipus complex
  • Polish: edypalny — of or relating to the Oedipus complex
  • Spanish: edípico — of or relating to the Oedipus complex
  • Swedish: oidipal — of or relating to the Oedipus complex
  • Turkish: Ödipal — of or relating to the Oedipus complex