inferiority complex
inferiority complex
nounDefinition of INFERIORITY COMPLEX
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
See Examples of INFERIORITY COMPLEX
- His shyness is the result of an inferiority complex.
First Known Use of INFERIORITY COMPLEX
1922
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