inferiority

B2 Topic:Mind & Cognition
US /ˌɪnfɪriːˈɔrɪˌtiː/
noun Freq #28066

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an inferior quality

  2. 2
    noun

    the quality of being a competitive disadvantage

  3. 3
    noun

    the state of being inferior

  4. 4
    noun

    The quality or state of being inferior.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · an inferior quality low quality
2 noun · the quality of being a... unfavorable position
3 noun · the state of being inferior lower ranklower status
More deterioritynethernessraunchsuckagesuckinessworseness
Opposites
noninferioritysuperiority
Word family
Derived forms noninferiority
Related forms badnesslowness

Etymology

Morphologically inferior + -ity.

Topics

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