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Electra Complex

Carl Jung's female equivalent to Freud's Oedipus Complex; the theory that during the Freud's phallic stage of childhood development, girls develop a sexual attachment to their father (or father figure), leading them to want to kill mother and marry their father. The name derives from the Greek myth of Electra, who wanted to avenge her father's death by killing her mother, who was responsible for the murder.

Guy 1: Don't date girls with an Electra complex, mate.

Guy 2: Why not?

Guy 1: They think their father is God; you'll never measure up.

by Tzel September 10, 2009

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Electra Complex

When a girl is in romantically in love with her father.

The way she's checking out her dad, I bet she has an Electra Complex.

by Kathy Isham November 19, 2003

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electra complex

Electra complex is when a girl is in love with her father or a father-like figure.

She's only 14 but she likes her 20-year old friend. She must have an electra complex.

by Chelsea Wood September 15, 2007

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inter-Electra complex

The desire of a wife to seduce her father-in-law. This brings her into conflict not with the son but with her mother-in-law.

The basis of conflict BETWEEN women.

The inter-electra complex implies that feminism cannot claim to uproot patriarchy because patriarchy is the only artifact one woman has to differentiate herself from another woman.

by tomorrowtomorrow January 13, 2019


electra femicide complex

When a female character in a cartoon, movie, videogame, or any other writing either started feminine or started very masculinized or became masculinized by their creators to create a "strong female" character type. Masculation so can be so heavy that female fans can become self conscious about their own bodies in a very electra complex way.

A: Did you play The Last of Us 2 yet?
B: Nah who wants to play a game with severe electra femicide complex.

by Lumlotus June 4, 2021

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electra femicide complex

When a female character in a cartoon, movie, videogame, or any other writing started feminine but was later masculinized by their creators to create a "strong female" character type. Masculation so can be so heavy that female fans can become self-conscious about their own bodies in a very electra complex way. Many creators do this maliciously in an attempt to psychologically manipulate women into having penis envy.

A: Did you play The Last of Us 2 yet?
B: Nah who wants to play a game with severe electra femicide complex.

by Lumlotus June 4, 2021