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inferiority complex

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
in-fe-ri-or-i-ty -com-plex
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
8
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sense of inferiority; the feeling that one is inferior to others in certain aspects.

Etymology

Calque of German Minderwertigkeitskomplex (literally “complex of lesser value”), coined in 1920 by Alfred Adler.

Inflected Forms

inferiority complexes (plural)

Antonyms

superiority complex

Questions

What does inferiority complex mean?
A sense of inferiority; the feeling that one is inferior to others in certain aspects.
Where does inferiority complex come from?
Calque of German Minderwertigkeitskomplex (literally “complex of lesser value”), coined in 1920 by Alfred Adler.

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