Meanings
nounGod complex (plural God complexes)
plural God complexes
- An unshakable belief characterized by consistently inflated feelings of personal ability, privilege, or infallibility.
Bad motherfucker, God complex / Motivate your ass, call me Malcolm X
2016, “Don't Hurt Yourself”, in Lemonade, performed by Beyoncé
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 上帝情結 /上帝情结
- 上帝情結 /上帝情结 (Shàngdì qíngjié)inflated feelings of personal ability etc.
Finnish jumaluuskompleksi
- jumaluuskompleksiinflated feelings of personal ability etc.
Italian complesso del Messia, complesso di Cristo
- complesso del Messiainflated feelings of personal ability etc.
- complesso di Cristoinflated feelings of personal ability etc.
- sindrome del salvatoreinflated feelings of personal ability etc.
Japanese 神コンプレックス, メサイアコンプレックス
- 神コンプレックス (kamikonpurekkusu)inflated feelings of personal ability etc.
- メサイアコンプレックス (mesaiakonpurekkusu)inflated feelings of personal ability etc.
Polish Kompleks Boga
- Kompleks Bogainflated feelings of personal ability etc.
Portuguese complexo de messias
- complexo de messiasinflated feelings of personal ability etc.
Turkish Tanrı kompleksi
- Tanrı kompleksiinflated feelings of personal ability etc.
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APA
God complex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/God%20complex
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