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名詞

Lolita complex (plural Lolita complexes)

1. The condition of being sexually attracted to young girls, especially in an older man.
   • 1959 March 2, “Reviews of New Pop Records”, in Billboard‎, page 48:

     TONY BELLUS ★★★ Robbin’ the Cradle NRC 023—They say he’s robbing the cradle because he’s in love with a very young chick. Perhaps a musical version of the “Lolita” complex, this is a well‐recorded side. (Wonder, BMI)

   • 1986, Roy Huss, The Mindscapes of Art, page 198:

     The counterpart of this problem in middle‐aged men has been described by the second named, the Lolita Complex, bringing to mind Humbert Humbert’s lust for “nymphets” in Nabokov’s famous novel.

使用する際の注意点

• While the term utilizes the word “complex,” it is an informal or pop‐psychological descriptor and is not recognized as a formal clinical diagnosis in the DSM or other psychiatric manuals. The clinical term is pedophilia.

派生語

• lolicon

派生した語

• → Japanese: ロリータ・コンプレックス