inferiority complex
inferiority complex noun: a sense of inferiority; the feeling that one is inferior to others in certain aspects.
Noun
inferiority complex (plural inferiority complexes)
- A sense of inferiority; the feeling that one is inferior to others in certain aspects.
inferiority complex meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
inferiority complex in Hindi
- a sense of inferiority
- हीनभावना hīnbhāvnā
inferiority complex in Tamil
- a sense of inferiority
- தாழ்வு மனப்பான்மை tāḻvu maṉappāṉmai, தாழ்வுணர்ச்சி tāḻvuṇarcci
inferiority complex in Marathi
- a sense of inferiority
- न्यूनगंड nyūngaṇḍa
inferiority complex in Urdu
- inferiority complex
- احساس کمتری ehsās e kam tari
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- inferiority complex in Bengali
- হীনমন্যতার অনুভূতি
- inferiority complex in Kannada
- ಕೀಳರಿಮೆ, ದೀನನಾನುತನ, ಗಾಳುಗುಂಡಿಕೆ, ನೈಚ್ಯಭಾವ
- inferiority complex in Tagalog
- panganganino, pamamalahibo
- inferiority complex in Thai
- ปมด้อย bpom-dɔ̂i
- inferiority complex in Vietnamese
- mặc cảm tự ti, tự ti mặc cảm, phức cảm tự ti
Antonyms of inferiority complex
Forms of inferiority complex
| plural | inferiority complexes |
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Origin of inferiority complex
Calque of German Minderwertigkeitskomplex (literally “complex of lesser value”), coined in 1920 by Alfred Adler.
Questions about inferiority complex
- What does inferiority complex mean?
- Inferiority complex means a sense of inferiority; the feeling that one is inferior to others in certain aspects.
- What is inferiority complex in Hindi?
- Inferiority complex in Hindi is हीनभावना (hīnbhāvnā). See Inferiority complex meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is inferiority complex?
- Inferiority complex is a noun.
- What is the plural of inferiority complex?
- The plural of inferiority complex is inferiority complexes.
Words near inferiority complex in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: inferiority complex (page history and authors); احساس کمتری (Urdu) (page history and authors); inferiority complex (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inferiority complex (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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