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Definition of inferiority in English: inferioritynoun ɪnˌfɪərɪˈɒrɪti mass nounThe condition of being lower in status or quality than another or others. they were exiled or degraded to a position of inferiority his sense of failure adds to his feelings of inferiority Example sentencesExamples - As has been suggested, this discourse seems to have arisen out of a sense of weakness or inferiority on the part of the English.
- He also lamented the existence of attitudes asserting inferiority toward anything from the West within the art world.
- At the helm for 11 games, he lost 10, drew one and was responsible for an infestation of inferiority in the dressing room.
- Still, the sense of inferiority drummed into me from my contact with the internet may well lead me to strive to become a more fully rounded individual.
- It is an understanding that carried New Zealand to a win when numerical inferiority and English courage suggested it should have been a loss.
- In a condition of inferiority and objectification, submission is usually essential for survival.
- In the bush, labouring as a mark of social inferiority disappeared.
- The language of racial inferiority and exclusion was used as unselfconsciously in this debate as it was on the franchise question.
- And it's always triggered by a feeling of inferiority and it starts with a sense of failure.
- Despite their inferiority, York could feel aggrieved about Percy Park's third try which followed a blatantly forward pass.
- Aspiration for honour and prosperity came to be regarded as a sort of undesirable worldly weaknesses and inferiority of mind.
- But, then again, inferiority depends on where your benchmarks are and with whom you are comparing.
- However, from this position of avowed inferiority, could I possibly make two tiny observations?
- Nurses assumed this position of unquestioning inferiority both in their actions and their beliefs.
- One of the central tenets of this ideology is the inherent inferiority and weakness of women.
- However, it wasn't just physical inferiority that marked us out as different to the current generation of A-level students.
- Nevertheless the imperfection inherent in its inferiority can be overcome as it returns towards its cause.
- Conversely, deprivation produces feelings of inferiority, weakness and helplessness.
- There is probably profound fear or inferiority in her, which could be why she hides herself behind those oversized glasses.
- When the relationship between people and nature is discussed today, it is always humanity that bears the mark of moral inferiority.
Synonyms lowliness, inferior status, inferior position, secondary status, secondary position, subordination, subservience, subjection, servitude shoddiness, second-rateness, substandardness, unfitness, unsatisfactoriness, poorness, cheapness, mediocrity, indifference imperfection, faultiness, deficiency British informal grottiness
Origin Late 16th century: probably from medieval Latin inferioritas, from Latin inferior 'lower'. Rhymes authority, juniority, majority, minority, priority, seniority, sonority, sorority, superiority Definition of inferiority in US English: inferioritynoun The condition of being lower in status or quality than another or others. they were exiled or degraded to a position of inferiority his sense of failure adds to his feelings of inferiority Example sentencesExamples - The language of racial inferiority and exclusion was used as unselfconsciously in this debate as it was on the franchise question.
- In a condition of inferiority and objectification, submission is usually essential for survival.
- Despite their inferiority, York could feel aggrieved about Percy Park's third try which followed a blatantly forward pass.
- Conversely, deprivation produces feelings of inferiority, weakness and helplessness.
- Aspiration for honour and prosperity came to be regarded as a sort of undesirable worldly weaknesses and inferiority of mind.
- He also lamented the existence of attitudes asserting inferiority toward anything from the West within the art world.
- Nevertheless the imperfection inherent in its inferiority can be overcome as it returns towards its cause.
- When the relationship between people and nature is discussed today, it is always humanity that bears the mark of moral inferiority.
- It is an understanding that carried New Zealand to a win when numerical inferiority and English courage suggested it should have been a loss.
- But, then again, inferiority depends on where your benchmarks are and with whom you are comparing.
- And it's always triggered by a feeling of inferiority and it starts with a sense of failure.
- In the bush, labouring as a mark of social inferiority disappeared.
- As has been suggested, this discourse seems to have arisen out of a sense of weakness or inferiority on the part of the English.
- One of the central tenets of this ideology is the inherent inferiority and weakness of women.
- However, it wasn't just physical inferiority that marked us out as different to the current generation of A-level students.
- At the helm for 11 games, he lost 10, drew one and was responsible for an infestation of inferiority in the dressing room.
- Nurses assumed this position of unquestioning inferiority both in their actions and their beliefs.
- Still, the sense of inferiority drummed into me from my contact with the internet may well lead me to strive to become a more fully rounded individual.
- However, from this position of avowed inferiority, could I possibly make two tiny observations?
- There is probably profound fear or inferiority in her, which could be why she hides herself behind those oversized glasses.
Synonyms lowliness, inferior status, inferior position, secondary status, secondary position, subordination, subservience, subjection, servitude shoddiness, second-rateness, substandardness, unfitness, unsatisfactoriness, poorness, cheapness, mediocrity, indifference
Origin Late 16th century: probably from medieval Latin inferioritas, from Latin inferior ‘lower’. |