An insanity that usually affects people of small stature. People with napoleonic complex are easily intimidated by tall, muscular people. To make themselves feel 'bigger', they in turn pick on taller, muscular people.
Also called Short Man Syndrome.
Napoleonic Complex was named after the french emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who overcompensated for his short stature by waging war, often for no reason (???). French people seem to be the main victims of this condition, as Nicolas Sarkozy appears to have it as well.
Also called Short Man Syndrome.
Napoleonic Complex was named after the french emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who overcompensated for his short stature by waging war, often for no reason (???). French people seem to be the main victims of this condition, as Nicolas Sarkozy appears to have it as well.
Angie, who was 6 feet tall at the age of 12, was frequently made fun of by pretty much everyone under the height of 4'11''. to make the most of the situation, she informed the shorties that their anger wasn't their fault, they were simply victims of the Napoleonic Complex.
by --thirteen-- September 15, 2009
Get the Napoleonic Complex mug.A peronality complex that consists of power trips and false machismo to make up for short height and feelings of inferiority.
George Constanza felt inferior because of his height, but he didn't have much of a napoloeon complex.
by TL May 13, 2005
Get the napoleon complex mug.A short person who feels inferior because of their size. They tend to take it out on other people and thrive on power trips. Shouting at others, especially when they are in a position of power, is common. Side affects include short temper, power trips/power-hungriness, anger issues, and often a bad sense of humor.
Mr. Weissman (Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School) has the biggest Napoleon Complex ever...well, almost. He's the perfect example. Ask any of his students.
by imaveghead25 February 23, 2009
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by GP USMC October 28, 2009
Get the Napoleon Complex mug.Mark Van Vugt found evidence that when short males received clues that they were physically outcompete by other males, that a Napoleon complex tended to kick in. If that were true, couldn't a guy with a Napoleon complex just destroy the evidence of it by trying to outcompete another male opponent the same way? And wouldn't that make everything a little bit darker and more difficult to determine who had a Napoleon Complex and who didn't (male or female, since his study wasn't conducted on females) ?
Napoleon Complex is two words anybody can choose to describe anybody else with, regardless of their physical size, strength, ability, intelligence, or any other attribute. I can do it, you can do it, it's just talk.
by Solid Mantis January 8, 2021
Get the Napoleon complex mug.Guys with small stature and penises so they try to make up for it by being an control freak asshole to everyone especially women but really in the end, all they succeed in is showing their inferiority complex. Example: Mark Phillippi
by kwest4 January 1, 2016
Get the Napoleon Complex mug.When students who attend a small college insist that their school is academically superior to bigger universities, when in fact their SAT scores and acceptance rate proves otherwise and their school is just not any fun.
Several students who are bitter about not getting into the state school they grew up supporting who now attend mediocre liberal arts colleges are prone to showing signs of an academic napoleon complex.
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