inferiority complex

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

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: natamamlıq kompleksi — a sense of inferiority
• Chinese Mandarin: 自卑感 (zìbēigǎn) — a sense of inferiority
• Chinese Mandarin: 自卑情結 /自卑情结 (zìbēi qíngjié) — a sense of inferiority
• Chinese Mandarin: 劣等感 (lièděnggǎn) — a sense of inferiority
• Chinese Mandarin: 妄自菲薄 (wàngzìfěibó) — a sense of inferiority
• Czech: komplex méněcennosti — a sense of inferiority
• Czech: mindrák — a sense of inferiority
• Danish: mindreværdskompleks — a sense of inferiority
• Danish: mindreværdsfølelse — a sense of inferiority
• Dutch: minderwaardigheidscomplex — a sense of inferiority
• Esperanto: minuskomplekso — a sense of inferiority
• Finnish: alemmuuskompleksi — a sense of inferiority
• French: complexe d'infériorité — a sense of inferiority
• French: sentiment d'infériorité — a sense of inferiority
• Galician: complexo de inferioridade — a sense of inferiority
• Georgian: არასრულფასოვნების კომპლექსი (arasrulpasovnebis ḳomṗleksi) — a sense of inferiority
• German: Minderwertigkeitskomplex — a sense of inferiority
• Hebrew: תסביך נחיתות (tasbíkh nekhitút) — a sense of inferiority
• Hindi: हीनभावना (hīnbhāvnā) — a sense of inferiority
• Hungarian: kisebbrendűségi komplexus — a sense of inferiority
• Irish: coimpléasc ísleachta — a sense of inferiority
• Italian: complesso d'inferiorità — a sense of inferiority
• Japanese: 劣等感 (rettōkan) — a sense of inferiority
• Korean: 콤플렉스 (kompeullekseu) — a sense of inferiority
• Korean: 열등감 (yeoldeunggam) — a sense of inferiority
• Korean: 열등감 콤플렉스 (yeoldeunggam kompeullekseu) — a sense of inferiority
• Marathi: न्यूनगंड (nyūngaṇḍa) — a sense of inferiority
• Polish: kompleks niższości — a sense of inferiority
• Portuguese: complexo de inferioridade — a sense of inferiority
• Romanian: complex de inferioritate — a sense of inferiority
• Romanian: sentiment de inferioritate — a sense of inferiority
• Russian: ко́мплекс неполноце́нности (kómpleks nepolnocénnosti) — a sense of inferiority
• Spanish: complejo de inferioridad — a sense of inferiority
• Swedish: mindervärdeskomplex — a sense of inferiority
• Tagalog: panganganino — a sense of inferiority
• Tagalog: pamamalahibo — a sense of inferiority
• Tamil: தாழ்வு மனப்பான்மை (tāḻvu maṉappāṉmai) — a sense of inferiority
• Thai: ปมด้อย (bpom-dɔ̂i) — a sense of inferiority
• Turkish: aşağılık kompleksi — a sense of inferiority
• Ukrainian: ко́мплекс меншова́ртості (kómpleks menšovártosti) — a sense of inferiority
• Ukrainian: ко́мплекс неповноці́нності (kómpleks nepovnocínnosti) — a sense of inferiority
• Vietnamese: mặc cảm tự ti — a sense of inferiority
• Vietnamese: tự ti mặc cảm — a sense of inferiority
• Vietnamese: phức cảm tự ti — a sense of inferiority