inferiority
Example Sentences
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But it also has a dark side, stirring up feelings of inferiority and insecurity.
From Seattle Times
Can Borussia Dortmund slow Bayern Munich’s relentless march to another championship, even for just a week or so, or can Atlético Madrid shake off its inferiority complex for long enough to pick off Real Madrid?
From New York Times
It is a force that refuses to resign your lives to shame, hopelessness and inferiority.
From Seattle Times
“As a kid I figured out how to win. I had a chip on my shoulder and an inferiority complex or something,” he said.
From Washington Post
“It was a symbol of this state’s ideas about inferiority of Black people. He used my folk as a stepping stone to higher office.”
From Seattle Times
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