Carl Jung's female equivalent to Freud's Oedipus Complex; the theory that during the Freud's phallic stage of childhood development, girls develop a sexual attachment to their father (or father figure), leading them to want to kill mother and marry their father. The name derives from the Greek myth of Electra, who wanted to avenge her father's death by killing her mother, who was responsible for the murder.
Guy 1: Don't date girls with an Electra complex, mate.
Guy 2: Why not?
Guy 1: They think their father is God; you'll never measure up.
Guy 2: Why not?
Guy 1: They think their father is God; you'll never measure up.
by Tzel September 10, 2009
by Kathy Isham November 19, 2003
by Chelsea Wood September 15, 2007
The desire of a wife to seduce her father-in-law. This brings her into conflict not with the son but with her mother-in-law.
The basis of conflict BETWEEN women.
The basis of conflict BETWEEN women.
The inter-electra complex implies that feminism cannot claim to uproot patriarchy because patriarchy is the only artifact one woman has to differentiate herself from another woman.
by tomorrowtomorrow January 13, 2019
When a female character in a cartoon, movie, videogame, or any other writing either started feminine or started very masculinized or became masculinized by their creators to create a "strong female" character type. Masculation so can be so heavy that female fans can become self conscious about their own bodies in a very electra complex way.
A: Did you play The Last of Us 2 yet?
B: Nah who wants to play a game with severe electra femicide complex.
B: Nah who wants to play a game with severe electra femicide complex.
by Lumlotus June 4, 2021
When a female character in a cartoon, movie, videogame, or any other writing started feminine but was later masculinized by their creators to create a "strong female" character type. Masculation so can be so heavy that female fans can become self-conscious about their own bodies in a very electra complex way. Many creators do this maliciously in an attempt to psychologically manipulate women into having penis envy.
A: Did you play The Last of Us 2 yet?
B: Nah who wants to play a game with severe electra femicide complex.
B: Nah who wants to play a game with severe electra femicide complex.
by Lumlotus June 4, 2021