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inferioridad

inferiority

noun een-feh-ryoh-ree-DAHD Rare

Origin: From Latin inferioritas, from inferior (lower).

Usage Note

Inferioridad is most often encountered in the set phrase complejo de inferioridad (inferiority complex), a term introduced by Alfred Adler's psychology that entered everyday Spanish. It can also describe a factual disadvantage: en inferioridad de condiciones (at a disadvantage). The opposite is superioridad.

Examples

"Sufría un complejo de inferioridad desde la infancia."

Natural Translation

He suffered from an inferiority complex since childhood.

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