Inferiority complex and Oedipus complex

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.

Oedipus complex and inferiority complex are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Oedipus complex" with "Inferiority complex", this phrases are similar.

Oedipus complex

Oedipus complex noun - A complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved.
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Inferiority complex and Oedipus complex are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Inferiority complex" with "Oedipus complex", this phrases are similar.

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