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Recent Examples of superiority complex
Our guru would have abhorred any sense of superiority complex based on the fact that we were spared while others suffered.
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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
Although Ethan explained everything, Harper still wasn’t sure whether or not to believe him—despite this couple having a superiority complex rooted in having always told each other the truth—until the penultimate episode.
—Time, 7 Dec. 2022
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
Although Ethan explained everything, Harper still wasn’t sure whether or not to believe him—despite this couple having a superiority complex rooted in having always told each other the truth—until the penultimate episode.
—Time, 7 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superiority complex
Noun
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And, by the way, Tim Walz gets on his high horse about mind your own damn business.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Aug. 2024
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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
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Payton approached the quarterback vacancy with arrogance.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2025
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How narcissism and exclusion fuel one another Narcissists often display disruptive behaviors in social settings, such as aggression or arrogance, that increase the likelihood of others distancing themselves over time.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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American liberal internationalism, with its innate (and intellectually unavoidable) belief in the goodness and moral superiority of Western democracy in general, and the United States in particular, makes this form of empathy far harder to achieve.—
Anatol Lieven,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Release Date Confirmed: Your Schedule For The Newest iPhone These results underscore MEG’s superiority but also highlight challenges.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Our analysis also makes some other conservative assumptions given the policy’s uncertainty.—
Emily Badger,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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And so is having people around you who can argue with you and question your assumptions.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Superiority complex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superiority%20complex. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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