Meaning of INFERIORITY
| Pronunciation: | | in`feeree'oritee
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- [n] an inferior quality
- [n] the quality of being a competitive disadvantage
- [n] the state of being inferior
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| | Synonyms: | | low quality, lower rank, lower status, unfavorable position |
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| | Antonyms: | | high quality, superiority | | |
| | See Also: | | backseat, caliber, calibre, disadvantage, low status, poorness, quality, second class, shade, subordinateness, subsidiarity | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*fe`ri*or"i*ty\, [Cf. F. inf['e]riorit['e].]
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.
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