Synonyms for inferiority complex

Grammar : Noun

personality disorder

Définition of inferiority complex

noun low self-esteem

Example sentences :

But mainly he was a shy person who nursed his inferiority complex in secret.
Extract from : « Ten From Infinity » by Paul W. Fairman

To-day psychologists talk much of the "inferiority complex" which spurs a man forward to outdo himself.
Extract from : « The Iron Puddler » by James J. Davis

The inferiority complex which is the race's most persistent heritage from the past was written all over it.
Extract from : « Behind the Mirrors » by Clinton W. Gilbert

Sometimes this love of attention arises from an under-developed instinct of self-assertion, or "inferiority complex."
Extract from : « Outwitting Our Nerves » by Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury

The form taken by this neurosis has been provisionally termed an "inferiority complex."
Extract from : « The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920 » by Various

A brave facade of self-sufficiency covers up a vast hinterland of inferiority complex fully supported by real inferiority.
Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin

For how much longer will man be a slave to his inferiority complex with regard to his own rational capacities?
Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks

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