Meaning Of The Word Inferiority complex

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inferiority complex
countable noun: Someone who has an inferiority complex feels that they are of less worth or importance than other people.

inferiority complex in American English
a neurotic condition resulting from various feelings of inferiority, such as derive from real or imagined physical or social inadequacy, and often manifested through overcompensation in excessive aggressiveness, a domineering attitude, etc.
noun: intense feeling of inferiority, producing a personality characterized either by extreme reticence or, as a result of overcompensation, by extreme aggressiveness

inferiority complex in British English
noun: a disorder arising from the conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated, characterized by aggressiveness or withdrawal into oneself

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