inferiority

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inferiority

Rhymes with -ɒɹɪti

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Morphologically inferior + -ity.

noun inferiorities · inferiourity

  1. countable, uncountable The quality or state of being inferior.
  2. countable, uncountable An inferior value or quality.
  3. countable, uncountable An inferior power.
  4. countable, uncountable The quality of being a competitive disadvantage.

Similar: deteriority, inferiority, netherness, raunch, suckage, suckiness, worseness · Opposite: superiority, noninferiority

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noun quality of being inferior

Españolinferioridad
日本語下賎 gesen, 下級 kakyū, 低級 teikyū, 劣位 retsui
中文劣勢 /劣势 lièshì, 低劣 dīliè
Françaisinfériorité
Italianoinferiorità
Русскийнеполноце́нность nepolnocénnostʹ

noun quality of being a competitive disadvantage

日本語損 son, 不利 furi

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@misc{inferiority_2026,
  title = {inferiority},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inferiority},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}