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
Superiority complex is an antonym for inferiority complex.
Superiority complex
Superiority complex noun - An exaggerated estimate of your own value and importance.
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Synonyms for Superiority complex
Inferiority complex is an antonym for superiority complex.
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- In Season Seven, she realized she had an inferiority complex about her superiority complex.
Source: Heroic Self-Deprecation -
A variation: As noted in a DVD commentary, Buffy has a superiority complex in that she's the Slayer and believes herself better than those she protects (pretty much everyone), but this makes her feel bad so she has an inferiority complex about having the superiority complex.
Source: Inferiority Superiority Complex -
Inferiority Superiority Complex: His feud with Richards has been all but outright stated to stem from Doom having an inferiority complex over Richards' abilities.
Source: Comic Book / Doctor Doom
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