Inferiority complex — An inferiority complex, in the fields of psychology and psychoanalysis, is a feeling that one is inferior to others in some way. Such feelings can arise from an imagined or actual inferiority in the afflicted person. It is often subconscious, and … Wikipedia
inferiority complex — n an acute sense of personal inferiority resulting either in timidity or through overcompensation in exaggerated aggressiveness * * * 1. an unconscious and extreme exaggeration of feelings of insignificance or inferiority, which is shown by… … Medical dictionary
inferiority complex — n. 1. Psychol. 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… … English World dictionary
inferiority complex — 1. Psychiatry. intense feeling of inferiority, producing a personality characterized either by extreme reticence or, as a result of overcompensation, by extreme aggressiveness. 2. lack of self esteem; feeling of inadequacy; lack of self… … Universalium
inferiority — n. 1) a feeling of inferiority 2) inferiority to * * * [ɪnˌfɪ(ə)rɪ ɒrɪtɪ] a feeling of inferiority inferiority to … Combinatory dictionary
inferiority — in|fe|ri|or|i|ty [ınˌfıəriˈɔrıti US ˌfıriˈo:r ] n [U] when someone or something is not good or not as good as someone or something else ≠ ↑superiority ▪ moral inferiority sense/feeling of inferiority ▪ He had a deep rooted feeling of inferiority … Dictionary of contemporary English
inferiority — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ moral, racial, social ▪ the myth of racial inferiority ▪ intellectual INFERIORITY + NOUN ▪ complex … Collocations dictionary
inferiority complex — noun a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑complex * * * noun, pl ⋯ plexes [count] : a belief that you are less worthy or important than… … Useful english dictionary
feeling — feelingly, adv. feelingness, n. /fee ling/, n. 1. the function or the power of perceiving by touch. 2. physical sensation not connected with sight, hearing, taste, or smell. 3. a particular sensation of this kind: a feeling of warmth; a feeling… … Universalium
feeling — feel•ing [[t]ˈfi lɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) phl the function or the power of perceiving by touch or by any physical sensation not connected with sight, hearing, taste, or smell 2) a particular sensation of this kind: a feeling of warmth[/ex] 3) the general… … From formal English to slang
