He has an inferiority complex.
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Inferiority
Synonyms for "inferiority" (145 found)
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low prioritylower statuslowlinessmalevolencemarginalitymeannessmediocrityminoritymonstrositymoral badnessnegligibilitypeccancypettinesspicayunepicayunishnesspokinesspoornesspuninessreprehensibilitysatellite status
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second fiddlesecond stringsecond-ratenesssecondarinessserviceservilityservitorshipshoddinessshort measureshortageshortcomingshortfallslightnessslumpsmallnesssubjecthoodsubjectionsubnormalitysubordinacysubordinate rolesubordinationsubserviencesubserviencysuperiorityteratismthird stringthird-ratenessunderageunfavorablenessunfitnessunhealthinessunimportanceunimpressivenessunkindnessunnaturalismunnaturalnessunnoteworthinessunpleasantnessunskillfulnessviciousnesswardshipwickednessworthlessness
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32 translations across 19 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἥττημα noun (quality of being inferior)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- natamamlıq noun (quality of being inferior)
Bulgarian
1 entries- малоценност noun (quality of being inferior)
Catalan
1 entries- inferioritat noun (quality of being inferior)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 低劣 noun (quality of being inferior)
- 劣勢 /劣势 noun (quality of being inferior)
Dutch
2 entries- inferioriteit noun (quality of being inferior)
- minderwaardigheid noun (quality of being inferior)
Esperanto
1 entries- malsupereco noun (quality of being inferior)
Finnish
3 entries- alemmuus noun (quality of being inferior)
- alempiarvoisuus noun (quality of being inferior)
- huonommuus noun (quality of being inferior)
French
1 entries- infériorité noun (quality of being inferior)
Galician
1 entries- inferioridade noun (quality of being inferior)
Georgian
4 entries- დაბალი მდგომარეობა noun (quality of being inferior)
- დაბალი ხარისხი noun (quality of being inferior)
- უფრო დაბალი მდგომარეობა noun (quality of being inferior)
- უფრო დაბალი ხარისხი noun (quality of being inferior)
Ido
1 entries- infreso noun (quality of being inferior)
Italian
1 entries- inferiorità noun (quality of being inferior)
Japanese
4 entries- 下級 noun (quality of being inferior)
- 下賎 noun (quality of being inferior)
- 不利 noun (quality of being a competitive disadvantage)
- 低級 noun (quality of being inferior)
Polish
1 entries- niższość noun (quality of being inferior)
Russian
1 entries- неполноце́нность noun (quality of being inferior)
Spanish
1 entries- inferioridad noun (quality of being inferior)
Swedish
1 entries- underlägsenhet noun (quality of being inferior)
Tamil
2 entries- இழிவு noun (quality of being inferior)
- தாழ்வு noun (quality of being inferior)
Sample sentences
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Sports cured him of his inferiority complex.
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Inferiority complex - what exactly does that mean?
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Tom has an inferiority complex.
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