superiority complex
nounDefinition of superiority complex
: an exaggerated opinion of oneself
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Something about this tickled me, a high school loner with a superiority complex. — Ars Staff, Ars Technica, "Internet Relay Chat turns 30—and we remember how it changed our lives," 13 Oct. 2018 Rightly or wrongly, Judge (and his showrunner Alec Berg) see that kind of superiority complex as what’s driving so many industry CEOs, and compelling them to overlook the more ethically dodgy parts of their business. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "Silicon Valley Explores the Darker Side of the Industry," 26 Mar. 2018 Not a bone in my body indicts anyone in this crisis of responsibility because of a cosmopolitan- or moral-superiority complex. — David L. Bahnsen, National Review, "The Cultural Remedy for Main Street," 15 Feb. 2018 This entrenched inferiority complex in our DNA adapts to the contemporary moment, often mutating into a superiority complex. — Ian Belknap, Chicago Reader, "Chicago’s Second City inferiority complex has mutated into a nasty superiority complex," 20 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'superiority complex.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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