noun
Electra complex
Psychoanalytic term for a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father. Used in academic or clinical contexts.
フロイト派の理論では、エレクトラコンプレックスは女児の心理発達の一段階とされる。
In Freudian theory, the Electra complex is considered a stage in a girl's psychosexual development.
Variant with interpunct; less common but still seen.
The male counterpart: a boy's unconscious desire for his mother and rivalry with his father.
Borrowed from English 'Electra complex', itself derived from the Greek myth of Electra.