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Medea Complex

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Medea Complex
Murderous hatred by a mother for her child(ren), driven by the desire for revenge on her husband; it is a reference to Medea of Greek mythology, who kills her children.

Medea complex
Psychiatry Murderous hatred by a mother for her child or children, arising from a desire for revenge on her husband


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Instead, Tommy, who recently starred in hit play The Medea Complex at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with actress Maureen Beattie, went to the home of a nearby friend and called his parents.
 
 
 
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