Inferiority

noun

noun ·6 syllables ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or state of being inferior. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an inferior quality wordnet
  3. 3
    An inferior value or quality. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the quality of being a competitive disadvantage wordnet
  5. 5
    An inferior power. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the state of being inferior wordnet
  2. 7
    The quality of being a competitive disadvantage. countable, uncountable

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lower statusaberranceaberrancyaberrationabnormalityabnormity

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"Sports cured him of his inferiority complex."

Etymology

Morphologically inferior + -ity.

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