English Explanatory Dictionary

inferiority complex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sense of inferiority; the feeling that one is inferior to others in certain aspects.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

inferiority complex inferiority complexes

Etymology

Calque of German Minderwertigkeitskomplex (literally “complex of lesser value”), coined in 1920 by Alfred Adler.

Antonyms

superiority complex
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