noun ·6 syllables ·Moderate ·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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6. 6
   the state of being inferior wordnet
7. 7
   The quality of being a competitive disadvantage. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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aberranceaberrancyaberrationabnormalityabnormityamorphism

Antonyms

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eminent domainnoninferioritysuperiority

Example

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"Sports cured him of his inferiority complex."

Etymology

Morphologically inferior + -ity.

Related phrases

comparative of inferiorityinferiority complexsuperlative of inferiority

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