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- Dictionaryinferiority/ɪnˌfɪərɪˈɒrɪti/
noun
- 1. the condition of being lower in status or quality than another or others: "they were exiled or degraded to a position of inferiority" Similar Opposite
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the state of not being good, or not as good as someone or something else: sense of inferiority His ill treatment as a child had given him a strong sense of inferiority. Women had a position of social inferiority as compared with men. Compare. superiority (BETTER) See. inferior. Fewer examples.
: situated below another and especially another similar superior part of an upright body. b. : situated in a relatively low posterior or ventral position in a quadrupedal body. c (1) : situated below another plant part or organ. (2) : abaxial. 5.
Inferiority definition: the quality or state of being lesser or lower in rank, position, quality, etc.. See examples of INFERIORITY used in a sentence.
the state of not being good, or not as good as someone or something else: sense of inferiority His ill treatment as a child had given him a strong sense of inferiority. Women had a position of social inferiority as compared with men. Compare. superiority (BETTER) See. inferior. Fewer examples.
Inferiority is a quality possessed by people and things that are not as good as others. To a king, the common people are defined by their inferiority. Most people agree on the inferiority of a TV dinner to a home-cooked meal.
Definition of inferiority noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Low or lower in order, degree, or rank: Captain is an inferior rank to major. 2. a. Low or lower in quality, value, or estimation: inferior craft; felt inferior to his older sibling. b. Second-rate; poor: an inferior translation. 3. Situated under or beneath. 4. Botany Located below the perianth and other floral parts. Used of an ovary. 5.
