Inferiority complex
Inferiority complex noun - A sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated.
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Synonyms for Inferiority complex
Obsession and inferiority complex are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obsession" instead a noun phrase "Inferiority complex".
Obsession
Obsession noun - Something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned.
Inferiority complex and obsession are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Inferiority complex" with "Obsession", this terms are similar.
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- The Scarecrow, who was violently bullied in his youth and was left with a crippling inferiority complex that developed into an obsession with fear and a career in supervillainy, his "gimmick" being scaring people to death with hallucinogens and drugs.
Source: The Paranoiac -
The Paranoiac: He was violently bullied in his youth and was left with a crippling inferiority complex that developed into an obsession with fear and a career in supervillainy, his "gimmick" being scaring people to death with hallucinogens and drugs.
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John's obsession with wrestling and in particular the Schultz Brothers is portrayed as twisted and unsettling, while Mark having to adhere to this lifestyle leaves him with a deep-seated inferiority complex.
Source: Film / Foxcatcher
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