劣等感|れっとうかんrettoukan

1. nouninferiority complex; sense of inferiority
   あなたはだれにも劣等感れっとうかんを感かんじる理由りゆうはない。↗

   There is no reason for you to feel inferior to anyone.

• Synonym引け目ひけめNeutralThe sheepish feeling of being a cut below someone, as in 「引け目を感じる」; typically felt toward a particular person rather than in general.
• SynonymコンプレックスNeutralLoanword; in colloquial Japanese it usually means a specific point one feels insecure about, as in 「背が低いのがコンプレックス」.
• SynonymインフェリオリティーコンプレックスWrittenA loanword for an inferiority complex; the form is long and the word is rarely used. Say 「劣等感」 normally, or the broader 「コンプレックス」 in speech.
• Related劣弱意識れつじゃくいしきWrittenWritten/formal and rare; means the same as 「劣等感」— the sense of being inferior to others. In everyday speech, 「劣等感」 is all you need.
• Related劣勢感れっせいかんWrittenWritten/formal and little used; the feeling of being outmatched or at a disadvantage, leaning toward one's standing in a comparison rather than a settled complex.
• Antonym優越感ゆうえつかんNeutralA sense of superiority; the direct opposite of the inferiority expressed by 「劣等感」.

Feeling inferior to others: 「劣等感」, as in 「劣等感を抱く」. Feeling sheepish before a particular person: 「引け目」. A specific insecurity in speech: 「コンプレックス」. A sense of superiority: 「優越感」. The written, rare near-synonyms can be replaced by 「劣等感」.

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1. 他人たにんより自分じぶんが劣おとっているという感かんじや気持きもち。