INFERIORITY

inferiority, low quality

(noun) an inferior quality

inferiority, unfavorable position

(noun) the quality of being a competitive disadvantage

inferiority, lower status, lower rank

(noun) the state of being inferior

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

inferiority (countable and uncountable, plural inferiorities)

The quality or state of being inferior.

An inferior value or quality.

An inferior power.

The quality of being a competitive disadvantage.

Antonyms

• superiority

Source: Wiktionary


In*fe`ri*or"i*ty, Etym: [Cf. F. infériorité.]

Definition: The state of being inferior; a lower state or condition; as, inferiority of rank, of talents, of age, of worth. A deep sense of our own great inferiority. Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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