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superiority complex
[suh-peer-ee-awr-i-tee kom-pleks, -or-, soo-]
noun
an exaggerated feeling of superiority to others, characterized by arrogant or overbearing behavior.
superiority complex
noun
informalan inflated estimate of one's own merit, usually manifested in arrogance
Word History and Origins
Origin of superiority complex1
Example Sentences
Mr. Metcalfe, who had originally cast Mr. Linville, said he wanted an actor who could play a much more formidable surgeon with a superiority complex.
This can veer into an intellectual superiority complex.
The dire conditions of orangutans and other great apes in the wild are a testament to a failure of human stewardship of our planet, much to the contrary of the human superiority complex.
“And what about the superiority complex that it creates in non-people of color?”
Where does Western women's superiority complex toward women of color around the world come from?
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