Emotions & feelings
an inferiority complex
feeling of being less capable
An inferiority complex is a persistent feeling that you are less capable or valuable than other people.
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Why does he get so uncomfortable when someone praises him?
He might have an inferiority complex.
His inferiority complex makes him avoid speaking in meetings, even when he has good ideas.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: have ‸ inferiority complex
Say: have an inferiority complex
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How it fits in a sentence.
have an inferiority complex; develop an inferiority complex; suffer from an inferiority complex
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His inferiority complex makes him avoid speaking in meetings, even when he has good ideas.
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an inferiority complex
feeling of being less capable
“His inferiority complex makes him avoid speaking in meetings, even when he has good ideas.”
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