inferiority

Example Sentences

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But it also has a dark side, stirring up feelings of inferiority and insecurity.

From Seattle Times

Anyone who pretends to lunge at a much younger, much smaller woman has issues with inferiority.

From Salon

“He had a lot to say about the political left, about how they all have inferiority complexes and fundamentally hate anything like goodness, truth, beauty, justice,” Masters said.

From Seattle Times

Underprepared students are set up for failure at elite institutions, while well-prepared minority students are placed under a cloud of suspected inferiority.

From Washington Post

As my brothers settled down, had kids and made a good living, my folks sniffed that I was "freelance everything," fueling my career inferiority complex.

From Salon