inferiority

inferiority
n
1. subordination, secondary or junior status or standing, second fiddle; lowliness, subservience, subserviency; pettiness, paltriness, unimportance, insignificance.
2. lowness, meanness, baseness, rankness, shoddiness, sleaziness, cheapness, lower or inferior quality, Inf. junkiness, U.S. Sl. cheesiness; badness, awfulness, terribleness, wretchedness, Inf. lousiness; amateurishness, unprofessionalness, incompetence; mediocrity, moderateness, passableness, indifference

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  • Inferiority — In*fe ri*or i*ty, [Cf. F. inf[ e]riorit[ e].] The state of being inferior; a lower state or condition; as, inferiority of rank, of talents, of age, of worth. [1913 Webster] A deep sense of our own great inferiority. Boyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inferiority — 1590s, probably from M.L. *inferioritas; see INFERIOR (Cf. inferior) + ITY (Cf. ity). Inferiority complex first attested 1922. The surrender of life is nothing to sinking down into acknowledgment of inferiority. [John C. Calhoun] …   Etymology dictionary

  • inferiority — index disadvantage, flaw, handicap, mediocrity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Inferiority — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inferiority >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inferiority inferiority minority subordinacy Sgm: N 1 shortcoming shortcoming deficiency Sgm: N 1 minimum minimum Sgm: N 1 smallness smallness &c. 32 …   English dictionary for students

  • inferiority — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ moral, racial, social ▪ the myth of racial inferiority ▪ intellectual INFERIORITY + NOUN ▪ complex …   Collocations dictionary

  • inferiority — n. 1) a feeling of inferiority 2) inferiority to * * * [ɪnˌfɪ(ə)rɪ ɒrɪtɪ] a feeling of inferiority inferiority to …   Combinatory dictionary

  • inferiority — in|fe|ri|or|i|ty [ınˌfıəriˈɔrıti US ˌfıriˈo:r ] n [U] when someone or something is not good or not as good as someone or something else ≠ ↑superiority ▪ moral inferiority sense/feeling of inferiority ▪ He had a deep rooted feeling of inferiority …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • inferiority — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Quality of being lesser Nouns 1. inferiority, minority, subordinacy; inadequacy, deficiency (see insufficiency); minimum; smallness; imperfection; poorness, meanness; subservience. See inequality,… …   English dictionary for students

  • inferiority — n. the state of being inferior. Phrases and idioms: inferiority complex an unrealistic feeling of general inadequacy caused by actual or supposed inferiority in one sphere, sometimes marked by aggressive behaviour in compensation …   Useful english dictionary

  • inferiority — inferior ► ADJECTIVE 1) lower in rank, status, or quality. 2) of low standard or quality. 3) chiefly Anatomy low or lower in position. 4) (of a letter or symbol) written or printed below the line. ► NOUN ▪ a person lower than another in rank,… …   English terms dictionary

  • inferiority complex — n an acute sense of personal inferiority resulting either in timidity or through overcompensation in exaggerated aggressiveness * * * 1. an unconscious and extreme exaggeration of feelings of insignificance or inferiority, which is shown by… …   Medical dictionary

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