inferiority B2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˌɪnfɪriːˈɔrɪˌtiː/ See IPA manual Freq #28066 Meanings 1 noun an inferior quality 2 noun the quality of being a competitive disadvantage 3 noun the state of being inferior 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 Common collocations inferiority complex Noun + noun Etymology Morphologically inferior + -ity. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # inferiority **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɪnfɪriːˈɔrɪˌtiː/ **Frequency rank:** 28066 ## Meanings 1. an inferior quality 2. the quality of being a competitive disadvantage 3. the state of being inferior 4. The quality or state of being inferior. ## Synonyms - deteriority - netherness - raunch - suckage - suckiness - worseness ## Antonyms - noninferiority - superiority ## Derived Forms - noninferiority ## Related Forms - badness - lowness ## Etymology Morphologically inferior + -ity. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown