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Jocasta complex

Jocasta complex noun: the incestuous sexual desire of a mother towards her son.

Noun

Jocasta complex (plural Jocasta complexes)

  1. The incestuous sexual desire of a mother towards her son.

Forms of Jocasta complex

pluralJocasta complexes

Origin of Jocasta complex

Introduced by Raymond de Saussure in 1920, after the character Jocasta from Greek mythology.

Questions about Jocasta complex

What does Jocasta complex mean?
Jocasta complex means the incestuous sexual desire of a mother towards her son.
What part of speech is Jocasta complex?
Jocasta complex is a noun.
What is the plural of Jocasta complex?
The plural of Jocasta complex is Jocasta complexes.

Words near Jocasta complex in the dictionary

  1. Joburger
  2. jobweek
  3. jobweeks
  4. Joby
  5. Jocasta
  6. Jocasta complex
  7. Jocasta complexes
  8. Jocastan
  9. Jocelin
  10. Jocelyn
  11. Jocelynn

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