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superiority complex

 
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–noun
an exaggerated feeling of one's own superiority.
Origin:
1920–25
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Main Entry: superiority complex
Function: noun
: an excessive striving for or pretense of superiority to compensate for supposed inferiority
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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superiority complex su·pe·ri·or·i·ty complex (s&oomacr;-pēr'ē-ôr'ĭ-tē)
n.

  1. An exaggerated feeling of being superior to others.

  2. A psychological defense mechanism in which a person's feelings of superiority counter or conceal his or her feelings of inferiority.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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