inferiority complex
noun/ɪnˌfɪəriˈɒrəti kɒmpleks/
/ɪnˌfɪriˈɔːrəti kɑːmpleks/
- a feeling that you are not as good, as important or as intelligent as other people
- She has always had an inferiority complex about her looks.
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