| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Adler, Alfred |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Ad·ler |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  äd l r,  d- |
| DATES: | 1870–1937 |
| Austrian psychiatrist who rejected Sigmund Freud's emphasis on sexuality and theorized that neurotic behavior is an overcompensation for feelings of inferiority.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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