Minderwertigkeitskomplex

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German

Etymology

From Minderwertigkeit +‎ -s- +‎ Komplex. Coined by Austrian psychotherapist Alfred Adler in 1920.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪndɐveːɐtɪçkeɪtskɔmˌplɛks/
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  • Hyphenation: Min‧der‧wer‧tig‧keits‧kom‧plex

Noun

Minderwertigkeitskomplex m (strong, genitive Minderwertigkeitskomplexes, plural Minderwertigkeitskomplexe)

  1. inferiority complex

Declension

Declension of Minderwertigkeitskomplex
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Minderwertigkeitskomplex die Minderwertigkeitskomplexe
genitive eines des Minderwertigkeitskomplexes der Minderwertigkeitskomplexe
dative einem dem Minderwertigkeitskomplex, Minderwertigkeitskomplexe1 den Minderwertigkeitskomplexen
accusative einen den Minderwertigkeitskomplex die Minderwertigkeitskomplexe

1Now rare, see notes.

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