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inferiority complex

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inferiority complex
n.
A persistent sense of inadequacy or a tendency to self-diminishment, sometimes resulting in excessive aggressiveness through overcompensation.
inferiority complex
Noun
Psychiatry a disorder arising from a feeling of inferiority to others, characterized by aggressiveness or extreme shyness
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Noun1.inferiority complex - a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated
complex - (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
Translations
inferiority complex n → complejo de inferioridad
inferiority complex n → complexe m d'infériorité
inferiority complex inferior n → Minderwertigkeitskomplex m
inferiority complex n → complesso di inferiorità


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