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Superiority Complex

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025

Definition

A superiority complex is an attitude displaying exaggerated feelings of being superior than others. It may be a reaction formed from underlying feelings of inadequacy (inferiority complex).

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