|

inferiority

DEFINITIONS OF: inferiority

1

n the state of being inferior

Synonyms:
lower rank, lower status
Types:
show 6 types...
hide 6 types...
backseat
a secondary or inferior position or status
shade
a position of relative inferiority
subordinateness, subsidiarity
secondary importance
handmaid, handmaiden, servant
in a subordinate position
junior status
in a junior position
subservience, subservientness
in a subservient state
Type of:
low status, lowliness, lowness
a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation

n an inferior quality

Synonyms:
low quality
Antonyms:
high quality, superiority
the quality of being superior
Types:
show 4 types...
hide 4 types...
poorness
the quality of being poorly made or maintained
scrawniness, scrubbiness
the property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality
second class
not the highest quality in a classification
wretchedness
the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry
Type of:
caliber, calibre, quality
a degree or grade of excellence or worth

n the quality of being a competitive disadvantage

Synonyms:
unfavorable position
Type of:
disadvantage
the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES