# inferiority complex

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A sense of inferiority; the feeling that one is inferior to others in certain aspects.

## Etymology
Calque of German Minderwertigkeitskomplex (literally “complex of lesser value”), coined in 1920 by Alfred Adler.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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