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superiority complex

noun

Definition of SUPERIORITY COMPLEX

:  an exaggerated opinion of oneself
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First Known Use of SUPERIORITY COMPLEX

circa 1924
Medical Dictionary

superiority complex

noun

Medical Definition of SUPERIORITY COMPLEX

:  an excessive striving for or pretense of superiority to compensate for supposed inferiority

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