patricidal

Quite apart from the silliness of calling an edition "patricidal," isn't it time that we stopped using psychoanalytic interpretations as covers for insults?

Heirs to Freud Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff 1989

I used "patricidal" to refer to Anna Freud's reaction to Masson's interpretation of her father's work.

Heirs to Freud Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff 1989

If Mr. Masson thinks my use of "patricidal" amounts to "using psychoanalytic interpretations as covers for insults," that is his problem, not mine.

Heirs to Freud Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff 1989

In the course of the action, the source of Lucas' patricidal enmity is revealed, and Jim executes a drastic plan to stop Phoenix that will change the colony's and the series' future, if there is one.

Critic's Guide to the Week in TV: Finales, Musical and Comedy Divas, and More! 2011

Takahashi becomes a deathgod, hounding people into suicide to expiate their patricidal sin (killing whales) and Ishida sends Ryoko off to make the starship thing happen.

Starship & Haiku 2008

This missed encounter might be thought of as a failure of Oedipus to meet up with Laius at the place where three roads meet, since the relation between cultural studies and philosophy is sometimes patricidal.

Article Abstracts 2008

Recalled Beatty, “In some patricidal attempt to stand up to the great Kazan, I arrogantly and stupidly challenged him on it.”

STAR PETER BISKIND 2010

Beatty was himself enough of a child of the Freudian 1950s to refer repeatedly to his “patricidal” posture toward his older mentors, as he did with Kazan.

STAR PETER BISKIND 2010

Takahashi becomes a deathgod, hounding people into suicide to expiate their patricidal sin (killing whales) and Ishida sends Ryoko off to make the starship thing happen.

SeeLight: 2008

Phoenix's daring performance as the creepy, sadistic, patricidal son of Marcus Aurelius -- who harbors incestuous desires for his regal sister (Connie Nielsen) -- reveals a range one had never expected.

The Battle For Summer 2008