Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun inferiority_complex

1 sense of inferiority complex

Sense 1
inferiority complex -- (a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated)
       => complex -- ((psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior)