inferiority complex

noun

: a belief that you are less worthy or important than other people

Full Definition of INFERIORITY COMPLEX

: an acute sense of personal inferiority often resulting either in timidity or through overcompensation in exaggerated aggressiveness

: a collective sense of cultural, regional, or national inferiority

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Medical Dictionary

noun

: an acute sense of personal inferiority resulting either in timidity or through overcompensation in exaggerated aggressiveness

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