superiority complex

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Recent Examples of superiority complex Victoria’s power is sublimated, but her superiority complex is strong. Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 Our guru would have abhorred any sense of superiority complex based on the fact that we were spared while others suffered. Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025 But the kind of inbuilt superiority complex that came through in Pereira’s comments inevitably lends the whole thing more frisson. Jack Lang, The Athletic, 7 July 2024 This one, however, takes devastating aim at a certain kind of liberal’s insufferable superiority complex. Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024 Written by a man suffering from superiority complex? Anushka Halve, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The Lake Superior account is known for its sassy takes and superiority complex. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2024 That's because a superiority complex is not diagnosable, according to the DSM-5. Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Aug. 2024 Mental Health Narcissism and superiority complex have several traits in common. Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superiority complex
Noun
  • And, by the way, Tim Walz gets on his high horse about mind your own damn business.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Jayden, continuing to gallop on his high horse, has trusted himself as the saviour of their relationship and by proxy, Tori.
    Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 12 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • The toxic combination of Trump’s pro-Russia leanings, Vice President J. D. Vance’s arrogance and condescension, and Musk’s sad case of advanced poster’s disease have tanked America’s reputation among its traditional allies.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
  • But jealousy and arrogance get the best of Hamilton, who insinuates himself into the defense team, believing this action will help his political and financial setbacks.
    Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Wealth isn’t about intelligence or moral superiority.
    Greg Clement, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Lopez and the co-sponsors want to cloak themselves in moral superiority and call it a day.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That insight often comes from someone testing a previously unchallenged assumption.
    Mark Nevins, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Showdown at Little Rock Similar assumptions guided events even in places where desegregation appeared to be working.
    Essence, Essence, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Superiority complex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superiority%20complex. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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