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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieskultureller Minderwertigkeitskomplex
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kʊltuˈʁɛlɐ mɪndɐˈveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪtskomˌplɛks
"Ein kultureller Minderwertigkeitskomplex kann die Entwicklung einer eigenständigen Kunstszene hemmen."
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2 senses- 1
An internalized inferiority complex that causes people in a specific country or culture to dismiss their own local cultural products as inferior to those of other cultures.
"The country's emerging filmmakers struggled to find audiences because of a persistent cultural cringe that favored Hollywood blockbusters." - 2
A sense of embarrassment or awkwardness regarding one's native cultural identity or traditions when viewed from an external perspective.
"He felt a slight cultural cringe when introducing traditional folk music to his cosmopolitan friends."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century, notably popularized by the Australian critic A.A. Phillips in a 1950 essay published in Meanjin. The term combines the noun 'culture' (from Latin cultura) with the verb/noun 'cringe' (from Old German/Middle English), originally describing the internalized inferiority complex felt by colonial or peripheral societies regarding their own cultural achievements compared to those of the metropolitan center.
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complexe d'infériorité culturelle
Transliteration: kɔ̃.plɛks dɛ̃.fe.ʁjɔ.ʁi.te kyl.ty.ʁal
"Le manque de reconnaissance artistique locale est souvent attribué à un complexe d'infériorité culturelle."
kultureller Minderwertigkeitskomplex
Transliteration: kʊltuˈʁɛlɐ mɪndɐˈveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪtskomˌplɛks
"Ein kultureller Minderwertigkeitskomplex kann die Entwicklung einer eigenständigen Kunstszene hemmen."
complesso di inferiorità culturale
Transliteration: komˈplɛs.so di in.fe.rjoˈri.ta kul.tuˈra.le
"Molti critici combattono il complesso di inferiorità culturale valorizzando le tradizioni locali."
complejo de inferioridad cultural
Transliteration: komˈple.xo de in.fe.ɾjo.ɾiˈdad kul.tuˈɾal
"El complejo de inferioridad cultural hace que prefiramos productos importados frente a los nacionales."
complexo de inferioridade cultural
Transliteration: kõˈplɛku dʒi ĩ.fe.ɾjo.ɾiˈdadʒi kuw.tuˈɾaw
"O complexo de inferioridade cultural afeta a valorização da literatura nacional."
सांस्कृतिक हीनता ग्रंथि
Transliteration: sanskritik hinata granthi
"देश के युवाओं में पाई जाने वाली सांस्कृतिक हीनता ग्रंथि को दूर करना आवश्यक है।"
文化自卑
Transliteration: wénhuà zìbēi
"我们应该克服文化自卑，建立对本土文化的自信。"
문화적 사대주의
Transliteration: munhwajeok sadaejuui
"지나친 문화적 사대주의는 국내 예술계의 성장을 방해한다."
文化的劣等感
Transliteration: bunka-teki rettōkan
"外国の文化を過度に称賛し、自国の文化を軽視する文化的劣等感を克服すべきだ。"
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