Meanings
oedipal1
adjective
- Alternative letter-case form of Oedipal.
The hostility Garrus nurtures for the ineffective Citadel Security Services (C-Sec) bureaucracy has an oedipal tinge since his father, Castis Vakarian, is an exemplary by-the-books C-Sec officer.
2023, Jerome Winter, “"There Is No War, There Is Only Harvest": Diplomatic Realpolitik and Combat Gameplay in Mass Effect”, in BioWare's Mass Effect, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 37
Oedipal2
adjectiveOedipal (not comparable)
alternative oedipal · alternative obsolete Œdipal · alternative obsolete œdipal
- not comparablehuman sciencesOf or relating to the Oedipus complex.
Origin
- EnglishOedipus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- EnglishOedipal
Translations
Ancient Greek Οἰδιπόδειος
- Οἰδιπόδειος (Oidipódeios)of or relating to the Oedipus complex
Catalan edípic
- edípicof or relating to the Oedipus complex
Finnish oidipaalinen
- oidipaalinenof or relating to the Oedipus complex
French œdipien
- œdipienof or relating to the Oedipus complex
German ödipal
- ödipalof or relating to the Oedipus complex
Greek οιδιπόδειος
- οιδιπόδειος (oidipódeios)of or relating to the Oedipus complex
Italian edipèo
- edipèoof or relating to the Oedipus complex
Polish edypalny
- edypalnyof or relating to the Oedipus complex
Spanish edípico
- edípicoof or relating to the Oedipus complex
Swedish oidipal
- oidipalof or relating to the Oedipus complex
Turkish Ödipal
- Ödipalof or relating to the Oedipus complex
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
oedipal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oedipal
MLA
“oedipal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oedipal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oedipal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oedipal.
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