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Meanings of a sense of superiority in English

Russian
комплекс превосходства
Portuguese
complexo de superioridade
Spanish
complejo de superioridad

The psychological state of being superior, where one looks down on those deemed inferiors.

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комплекс превосходства
Usage of a sense of superiority in English
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Without perhaps intending it, Miss Loder conveyed a sense of superiority.
The Making of a Soul
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You came to that place yonder, with Cynthia, with a sense of superiority.
The Child of the Dawn
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Oh come on, let me show you,' Zhenya said with a sense of superiority.
Metro 2033
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To come from such raw beauty would almost certainly instill a sense of superiority.
A change in altitude
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Before long, the pride turned into a sense of superiority.
Climbing Magazine
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They immediately assert a sense of superiority over the locals with a series of microaggressions.
The Irish Times
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That was to be against South Korea, strong favourites with a sense of superiority about them.
The Guardian
8
His hatred of the base world easily passed over into a sense of superiority and ignoble pride.
A Short History of Monks and Monasteries
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Such a stance invited a sense of superiority, and the drudging internal pontification of the coolly uninvolved.
Forge of Darkness
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Never was there a sense of superiority on the Bishop's side, or of being lectured on Eleanor's.
The Militants / Stories of Some Parsons, Soldiers, and Other Fig...
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Germans exude a sense of superiority when it comes to the way they make their machines and buildings.
Reuters
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The Chinese drew from the ease of their success a sense of superiority and a clear feeling of nationalism.
A History of China
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Nor is my compassion altogether free from a sense of superiority to the object of it-superiorityuntainted, howbeit, by truculence.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 / Negligible Tal...
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Even those in the poorest of circumstances cannot help feeling a sense of superiority over their neighbours across the Red Sea.
The Guardian
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The attitude of Poles towards the Russians is a mix of fear and Slavic sentimentality, combined with a sense of superiority.
The Guardian
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He had supreme self-confidence, and a sense of superiority over those around him which acted as an inspiration to his own mind.
Successful Methods of Public Speaking
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