English Explanatory Dictionary

inferiority

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The quality or state of being inferior.
An inferior value or quality.
An inferior power.
The quality of being a competitive disadvantage.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inferiority.wav

Word forms

inferiority inferiorities inferiourity

Etymology

Morphologically inferior + -ity.

Synonyms

deteriority inferiority netherness raunch suckage suckiness worseness

Antonyms

superiority noninferiority

Related words

badness lowness

Derived words

comparative of inferiority inferiority complex noninferiority superlative of inferiority

Translations

Azerbaijani: natamamlıq Bulgarian: малоценност Catalan: inferioritat Chinese Mandarin: 劣勢 /劣势 Chinese Mandarin: 低劣 Dutch: minderwaardigheid Dutch: inferioriteit Esperanto: malsupereco Finnish: alemmuus Finnish: alempiarvoisuus Finnish: huonommuus French: infériorité Galician: inferioridade Georgian: დაბალი ხარისხი Georgian: დაბალი მდგომარეობა Georgian: უფრო დაბალი ხარისხი Georgian: უფრო დაბალი მდგომარეობა Ancient Greek: ἥττημα Ido: infreso Italian: inferiorità Japanese: 下賎 Japanese: 下級 Japanese: 低級 Japanese: 劣位 Polish: niższość Russian: неполноце́нность Spanish: inferioridad Swedish: underlägsenhet Tamil: இழிவு Tamil: தாழ்வு

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