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Adlerian

American

[ad-leer-ee-uhn] / ædˈlɪər i ən /

adjective

of or relating to Alfred Adler or his doctrines, especially in respect to the belief that behavior is determined by compensation for feelings of inferiority.

Adlerian British

/ ædˈlɪərɪən /

adjective

of or relating to Alfred Adler or his ideas

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Etymology

Origin of Adlerian

First recorded in 1930–35; Adler + -ian

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Adlerian

Later that year, the family fled to New York and settled in Manhattan, where Maria Gitter served as a psychotherapist at the Adlerian Clinic and Milo Gitter became a wholesale dealer in rare stamps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

A mouse with an inferiority complex uses a mysterious mushroom for an Adlerian power play that fails.

From Time Magazine Archive

Object of the exercise: not make-do Adlerian therapy but a complete brainwash.

From Time Magazine Archive

In terms of Adlerian psychology, this dream revealed both pessimism and courage.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Inferiority complex," a much abused term, is Adlerian.

From Time Magazine Archive

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