Electra complex

noun Psychoanalysis.

the unresolved, unconscious libidinous desire of a daughter for her father: designation based on the Greek myth of Electra and Agamemnon.
Compare Oedipus complex.

Origin of Electra complex

First recorded in 1910–15

British Dictionary definitions for electra complex

Electra complex

noun

psychoanal the sexual attachment of a female child to her father See also penis envy

Medical definitions for electra complex

Electra complex
[ ĭ-lĕk′trə ]

n.

In psychoanalytic theory, a daughter's unconscious libidinal desire for her father.