Complex and Oedipal complex

Complex noun - A structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose.

Oedipal complex and complex are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Oedipal complex" with "Complex", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: complicated, complicate, complexion, complexity, complexly

Oedipal complex noun - 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.

Complex and Oedipal complex are semantically related. You can use "Complex" instead a noun phrase "Oedipal complex".