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[ in-feer-ee-awr -i-tee, -or - ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪnˌfɪər iˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the quality or state of being lesser or lower in rank, position, quality, etc.:Negative perceptions about the inferiority of generic drugs compared to brand name drugs were more pronounced among some segments of the studied population.
the quality or state of feeling less important, valuable, or worthy:The youth center was founded on the belief that youth violence is a product of various social and economic factors that contribute to feelings of inferiority, powerlessness, and hopelessness.
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Example sentences from the Web for inferiority Lana told Duggan that his behavior merely proved American inferiority and ushered “the superior athlete Rusev” to the ring.
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Well, there you have it: The thing we hate most of all is breeding anyone, or anything, for lives of inferiority .
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“We have to get rid of our inferiority complex and free ourselves from the West,” he declared.
Killed by a Drone Strike, Top al Qaeda Recruiter Abu Yahya al-Libi Will Be Hard to Replace | Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau| June 6, 2012| DAILY BEAST
I suppose it is inferiority complex yet some of the best books in English are translations.
The Best of Brit Lit | Peter Stothard| March 23, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Such a move will acknowledge its rising power and mollify its inferiority complex.
Ahmadinejad Is No Hitler | Nazee Moinian| June 18, 2009| DAILY BEAST
He no longer felt a dim animosity and inferiority in his presence.
Flappers and Philosophers | F. Scott Fitzgerald
Let him have but the wit to say so, and not let him feel the admission a proof of inferiority .
The Mind of the Artist | Various
Superiority or inferiority exists only before the tribunal of men, not before that of Providence.
Allopathy and Homoeopathy Before the Judgement of Common Sense! | Frederick Hiller
The Pholade, tries in his stony retreat, to imitate the arts of the oursins, but with what inferiority !
Implicit obedience is the watchword of the lodge with them, and they are constantly taught to appreciate their inferiority of sex.
The Old Santa Fe Trail | Henry Inman
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Words related to inferiority inadequacy, inability, weakness, lack, mediocrity