Examples of superiority complex in a Sentence
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Although Ethan explained everything, Harper still wasn’t sure whether or not to believe him—despite this couple having a superiority complex rooted in having always told each other the truth—until the penultimate episode.
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Time, 7 Dec. 2022
Still, England manager Gareth Southgate cautioned against any superiority complex on Thursday, reminding journalists that England had never beaten the U.S. in a major tournament.
—Time, 25 Nov. 2022
And having a superiority complex has always been that voice.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022
This can veer into an intellectual superiority complex.
—Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2022
Like all egomaniacs, his insufferable superiority complex comes entangled with a devastating inferiority complex; ambition and supremacy are matched by self-loathing and anger.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2021
My boyfriend, on the other hand, sometimes has somewhat of a superiority complex.
—Love Letters.com, 8 Oct. 2019
Not so long ago, a restaurant opening in a luxury development might have had tablecloths, formal service, even more formal cuisine, and a superiority complex.
—BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2019
Something about this tickled me, a high school loner with a superiority complex.
—Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2018
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Time, 7 Dec. 2022
Still, England manager Gareth Southgate cautioned against any superiority complex on Thursday, reminding journalists that England had never beaten the U.S. in a major tournament.
—Time, 25 Nov. 2022
And having a superiority complex has always been that voice.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022
This can veer into an intellectual superiority complex.
—Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2022
Like all egomaniacs, his insufferable superiority complex comes entangled with a devastating inferiority complex; ambition and supremacy are matched by self-loathing and anger.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2021
My boyfriend, on the other hand, sometimes has somewhat of a superiority complex.
—Love Letters.com, 8 Oct. 2019
Not so long ago, a restaurant opening in a luxury development might have had tablecloths, formal service, even more formal cuisine, and a superiority complex.
—BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2019
Something about this tickled me, a high school loner with a superiority complex.
—Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2018
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First Known Use
1921, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of superiority complex was
in 1921
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“Superiority complex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superiority%20complex. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.
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Medical Definition
superiority complex
noun
: an excessive striving for or pretense of superiority to compensate for supposed inferiority
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