complexes

Deep-seated mental issues

Complexes is the plural of complex in its noun senses.

A complex is a group of interconnected buildings or facilities: apartment complexes, shopping complexes.

In psychology, a complex is a group of repressed feelings that influence behavior: inferiority complex, Oedipus complex.

The psychological sense has spawned casual usage for any preoccupation or hang-up: She has a complex about her weight.

psychological

Freudian

Of unconscious-mind theory

superiority · psychoanalysis · Jungian · repression · neurosis · projection · fixation · archetype · guilt · shame

building

apartment

Rented unit in building

development · residential · commercial · industrial · office · shopping · mixed-use · campus · multiplex · plaza

molecular

protein

Folded amino chain

substrate · cofactor · macromolecular · host-guest · inclusion · biochemical · organometallic · catalytic

intricate

labyrinthine

Extremely complex and winding

nuanced · interwoven · layered · sophisticated · tangled · byzantine · knotty · dense · interconnected

emotional

insecurity

Uncertainty about oneself

  • jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
  • envyResentful longing for another's
  • fearEmotional response to threat

resentment · inadequacy · abandonment · rejection · approval-seeking · self-doubt · vulnerability · codependency · attachment · victimhood

Categories
Opposites
structural composition

complexescottages

Small rustic dwellings

bungalows · single-family homes · huts · cabins · sheds

PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE (insecurity/neurosis)

complexesself-confidence

Faith in one's capabilities

self-assurance · mental health · equanimity · self-acceptance · security

simplicity vs. intricacy

complexessimplicities

Qualities of being uncomplicated

simples · basics · fundamentals · elements · units

Phrases
Family

complex, complexity, complexly, complexed

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