inferiority complex
A sense of inferiorityA sense of inferiority; the feeling that one is inferior to others in certain aspects.
» He has an inferiority complex.
Er hat einen Minderwertigkeitskomplex.
У него комплекс неполноценности.
Meaning
1 sensesA sense of inferiority; the feeling that one is inferior to others in certain aspects.
Minderwertigkeitskomplex
ко́мплекс неполноце́нностиkómpleks nepolnocénnosti
ко́мплекс меншова́ртостіkómpleks menšovártosti, ко́мплекс неповноці́нностіkómpleks nepovnocínnosti
- a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated
Examples
21 sentencesHe has an inferiority complex.
ruУ него комплекс неполноценности. — marafon
deEr hat einen Minderwertigkeitskomplex. — MUIRIEL
Tom has an inferiority complex.
ruУ Тома комплекс неполноценности. — Balamax
deTom hat einen Minderwertigkeitskomplex. — Zaghawa
Inferiority complex - what exactly does that mean?
Комплекс неповноцінності — що саме це означає? — deniko
He has an inferiority complex, doesn't he?
Він має комплекс меншовартості, чи не так? — hectorvk
ruУ него что, комплекс неполноценности? — marafon
deEr hat einen Minderwertigkeitskomplex, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
They suffer from an inferiority complex.
ruОни страдают комплексом неполноценности. — marafon
deSie leiden unter einem Minderwertigkeitskomplex. — Ahiru
Translations
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Origin
Calque of German Minderwertigkeitskomplex (literally “complex of lesser value”), coined inCalque of German Minderwertigkeitskomplex (literally “complex of lesser value”), coined in 1920 by Alfred Adler.
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Forms
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