inferiority complex
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inferiority complex
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Calque of German Minderwertigkeitskomplex (literally “complex of lesser value”), coined in 1920 by Alfred Adler.
noun inferiority complexes
- A sense of inferiority; the feeling that one is inferior to others in certain aspects.
Opposite: superiority complex
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noun
Opposite: superiority complex
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noun a sense of inferiority
| Español | complejo de inferioridad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 콤플렉스 kompeullekseu, 열등감 yeoldeunggam, 열등감 콤플렉스 yeoldeunggam kompeullekseu |
| 日本語 | 劣等感 rettōkan |
| 中文 | 自卑感 zìbēigǎn, 自卑情結 /自卑情结 zìbēi qíngjié, 劣等感 lièděnggǎn, 妄自菲薄 wàngzìfěibó |
| हिन्दी | हीनभावना hīnbhāvnā |
| Português | complexo de inferioridade |
| Français | complexe d'infériorité, sentiment d'infériorité |
| Deutsch | Minderwertigkeitskomplex |
| Italiano | complesso d'inferiorità |
| Română | complex de inferioritate, sentiment de inferioritate |
| Русский | ко́мплекс неполноце́нности kómpleks nepolnocénnosti |
| Tiếng Việt | mặc cảm tự ti, tự ti mặc cảm, phức cảm tự ti |
| עברית | תסביך נחיתות tasbíkh nekhitút |
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title = {inferiority complex},
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