inferiority complex
noun
1
: an acute sense of personal inferiority often resulting either in timidity or through overcompensation in exaggerated aggressiveness
2
: a collective sense of cultural, regional, or national inferiority
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His shyness is the result of an inferiority complex.
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There’s a lot of resentment there, mostly from Kyle’s side, who still has an inferiority complex from the days of being the slob to Adam’s TV hunk, despite having ascended beyond his onetime screen partner on the comic-book movie ladder.
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Jack King, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
The concept of an inferiority complex was first introduced by Austrian psychotherapist Alfred Adler in 1907.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
So Carlos really focused on Saeki’s inferiority complex.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
Everything about the character — from his flamboyant helmet to his luxurious long hair — stems from his inferiority complex regarding his brother.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
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Jack King, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
The concept of an inferiority complex was first introduced by Austrian psychotherapist Alfred Adler in 1907.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
So Carlos really focused on Saeki’s inferiority complex.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
Everything about the character — from his flamboyant helmet to his luxurious long hair — stems from his inferiority complex regarding his brother.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Inferiority complex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inferiority%20complex. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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