Napoleon_complex Napoleon_complex

Napoleon complex - Definition and Overview

In the fields of psychology and psychoanalysis, Napoleon complex is a colloquial term used to describe a type of inferiority complex suffered by people who are short. Alfred Adler pioneered the psychological work on inferiority complexes, and used Napoléon Bonaparte as an example of someone who he thought was driven to extremes by a psychological need to compensate for what he saw as a handicap: his small stature.

Example Usage of Napoleon

BlockIam: Cheers to the STUBNITZ! W're going to miss you in Amsterdam...as Napoleon once said:In victory you deserve Champagne, in defeat you need it!
MrsSymbols: Napoleon I was crowned French emperor on this day in 1804; much of his imperial regalia symbolically evoked Charlemagne http://bit.ly/PwUOh
tessawinkle: Napoleon: Well, I have all your equipment in my locker. You should probably come get it cause I can't fit my numchucks in there anymore.
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