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Russian
комплекс электры
Portuguese
complexo de electra
Spanish
complejo de electra
Catalan
complex d'electra

Generally defined as the girls's desire to possess the father and to compete with her mother for the possession of her parent.

      комплекс электры
      Synonyms
      Examples for "electra complex"
      Examples for "electra complex"
      1
      Rose is also her mum's name, which at least makes for one hell of a spicy Electra complex.
      The Guardian
      1
      What's all this talk about sublimation and Oedipus complexes and penis envy?
      The new yorker
      2
      Freud was the brilliant mind behind penis envy, which is absurd.
      It Must Be Love
      3
      The damn woman has the worst case of penis envy I've ever seen.
      Transfer of power
      4
      At least no one can accuse you of penis envy.
      Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
      5
      For example, there is scant evidence of " penis envy" in nature.
      The Disposable Male