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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescomplexe de persécution
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔ̃.plɛks də pɛʁ.se.ky.sjɔ̃
"Il souffre d'un complexe de persécution persistant."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An unfounded, persistent psychological belief or mental state in which an individual believes they are being singled out, harassed, or mistreated by others.
"His constant suspicion that coworkers were plotting against him was symptomatic of a severe persecution complex." - 2
An informal attitude characterized by a tendency to view oneself as an ongoing victim of circumstance, society, or specific groups.
"The political commentator argued that the organization's grievance culture stemmed from a collective persecution complex."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines persecution, derived from the Latin persecutio meaning 'to pursue or harass', with complex, a psychological term popularized in the early 20th century through psychoanalysis to denote a network of repressed emotions and ideas. While not a formal modern clinical diagnosis, the phrase emerged in popular psychological discourse during the mid-20th century to describe persistent unfounded feelings of being victimized.
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complexe de persécution
Transliteration: kɔ̃.plɛks də pɛʁ.se.ky.sjɔ̃
"Il souffre d'un complexe de persécution persistant."
Verfolgungswahn
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡʊŋsˌvaːn
"Sein Verhalten schien von einem starken Verfolgungswahn geprägt zu sein."
complesso di persecuzione
Transliteration: komˈplɛs.so di per.se.kuˈt͡sjo.ne
"Mostrava i segni evidenti di un complesso di persecuzione."
complejo de persecución
Transliteration: komˈple.xo de peɾ.se.kuˈsjon
"Desarrolló un complejo de persecución tras el incidente."
complexo de perseguição
Transliteration: kõˈplɛ.su dʒi peʁ.se.ɡuˈsɐ̃w
"Ele demonstrava um claro complexo de perseguição no trabalho."
उत्पीड़न की भावना
Transliteration: utpīḍan kī bhāvnā
"उसमें हर समय सताए जाने की एक अजीब सी भावना थी।"
受迫害妄想
Transliteration: shòu pòhài wàngxiǎng
"他总觉得别人在算计他，这是一种典型的受迫害妄想。"
피해의식
Transliteration: pi-hae-ui-sik
"그는 모든 비판을 공격으로 받아들이는 강한 피해의식이 있다."
被害妄想
Transliteration: higai mōsō
"彼の発言には強い被害妄想が感じられた。"
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