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The Neun are your bosses, with excessively potent abilities and superiority complexes to match.—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Wednesday has a diabolical superiority complex.—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025 Regarding the supporting cast, Dave is a white, privileged dude with a superiority complex, and in the show, he’s surrounded by people of color who challenge his perception of himself.—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 July 2025 Khan is arrogant and has maintained his superiority complex towards his Arlen neighbors.—Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 July 2025 Two of the leads hated each other — the British stage actor thought the scruffy newcomer was a snot-nosed punk, and his younger co-star felt the veteran thespian was a drunk with a superiority complex.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025 Newsom’s comments definitely embody that superiority complex that can sometimes shine in the Golden State.—Tom Philp, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025 However, because a superiority complex is so closely related to narcissistic personality disorder, experts theorize that the effects of NPD can sometimes overlap with the effects of a superiority complex.—Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Aug. 2024
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