"inferiority complex" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inferiority complex.wav [Southern-England] Forms: inferiority complexes [plural]
Etymology: Calque of German Minderwertigkeitskomplex (literally “complex of lesser value”), coined in 1920 by Alfred Adler. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|de|Minderwertigkeitskomplex|lit=complex of lesser value}} Calque of German Minderwertigkeitskomplex (literally “complex of lesser value”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} inferiority complex (plural inferiority complexes)
  1. (psychology) A sense of inferiority; the feeling that one is inferior to others in certain aspects. Wikipedia link: Alfred Adler, inferiority complex Categories (topical): Psychology Translations (a sense of inferiority): natamamlıq kompleksi (Azerbaijani), 自卑感 (zìbēigǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 自卑情結 (Chinese Mandarin), 自卑情结 (zìbēi qíngjié) (Chinese Mandarin), 劣等感 (lièděnggǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 妄自菲薄 (wàngzìfěibó) (Chinese Mandarin), komplex méněcennosti [masculine] (Czech), mindrák [colloquial, masculine] (Czech), minderwaardigheidscomplex (Dutch), minuskomplekso (Esperanto), alemmuuskompleksi (Finnish), complexe d’infériorité [masculine] (French), sentiment d’infériorité [masculine] (French), complexo de inferioridade [masculine] (Galician), არასრულფასოვნების კომპლექსი (arasrulpasovnebis ḳomṗleksi) (Georgian), Minderwertigkeitskomplex [masculine] (German), kisebbrendűségi komplexus (Hungarian), coimpléasc ísleachta [masculine] (Irish), complesso d'inferiorità [masculine] (Italian), 劣等感 (rettōkan) (alt: れっとうかん) (Japanese), 콤플렉스 (kompeullekseu) (Korean), 열등감 (yeoldeunggam) (alt: 劣等感) (Korean), 열등감 콤플렉스 (yeoldeunggam kompeullekseu) (Korean), kompleks niższości [masculine] (Polish), complexo de inferioridade [masculine] (Portuguese), complex de inferioritate [neuter] (Romanian), sentiment de inferioritate [neuter] (Romanian), ко́мплекс неполноце́нности (kómpleks nepolnocénnosti) [masculine] (Russian), complejo de inferioridad [masculine] (Spanish), mindervärdeskomplex [neuter] (Swedish), panganganino (Tagalog), pamamalahibo (Tagalog), ปมด้อย (bpom-dɔ̂i) (Thai), aşağılık kompleksi (Turkish), ко́мплекс меншова́ртості (kómpleks menšovártosti) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ко́мплекс неповноці́нності (kómpleks nepovnocínnosti) [masculine] (Ukrainian), mặc cảm tự ti (alt: -感自卑) (Vietnamese), tự ti mặc cảm (alt: 自卑-感) (Vietnamese), phức cảm tự ti (alt: 复感自卑) (Vietnamese)

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      "word": "sentiment de inferioritate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kómpleks nepolnocénnosti",
      "sense": "a sense of inferiority",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ко́мплекс неполноце́нности"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a sense of inferiority",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "complejo de inferioridad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a sense of inferiority",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mindervärdeskomplex"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "a sense of inferiority",
      "word": "panganganino"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "a sense of inferiority",
      "word": "pamamalahibo"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bpom-dɔ̂i",
      "sense": "a sense of inferiority",
      "word": "ปมด้อย"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a sense of inferiority",
      "word": "aşağılık kompleksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kómpleks menšovártosti",
      "sense": "a sense of inferiority",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ко́мплекс меншова́ртості"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kómpleks nepovnocínnosti",
      "sense": "a sense of inferiority",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ко́мплекс неповноці́нності"
    },
    {
      "alt": "-感自卑",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a sense of inferiority",
      "word": "mặc cảm tự ti"
    },
    {
      "alt": "自卑-感",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a sense of inferiority",
      "word": "tự ti mặc cảm"
    },
    {
      "alt": "复感自卑",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a sense of inferiority",
      "word": "phức cảm tự ti"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inferiority complex"
}

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