Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oedipal

/ˈi.də.pɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: Oe-di-pal
IPA: /ˈi.də.pɛl/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Oedipus complex.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of Oedipal.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Oedipus + -al.

Inflected Forms

Œdipal (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

oedipalize Oedipally preoedipal

Questions

How do you pronounce oedipal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈi.də.pɛl/.
What does oedipal mean?: Of or relating to the Oedipus complex.
Where does oedipal come from?: From Oedipus + -al.

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