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单词 inferiority
释义

inferiority

/ɪnˌfɪərɪˈɒrɪti /
noun [mass noun]
The condition of being lower in status or quality than another or others: ideas of sexual difference condemned women to a position of inferiority his sense of failure adds to his feelings of inferiority...
  • Conversely, deprivation produces feelings of inferiority, weakness and helplessness.
  • In a condition of inferiority and objectification, submission is usually essential for survival.
  • However, from this position of avowed inferiority, could I possibly make two tiny observations?

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

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