inferiority
1. the state of being inferior (Freq. 1) • Syn: lower status, lower rank • Derivationally related forms: inferior • Hypernyms: low status, lowness, lowliness • Hyponyms: backseat, shade, subordinateness, subsidiarity 2. an inferior quality (Freq. 1) • Syn: low quality • Ant: high quality (for: low quality), superiority • Derivationally related forms: inferior • Hypernyms: quality, caliber, calibre • Hyponyms: poorness, scrawniness, scrubbiness, second class, wretchedness 3. the quality of being a competitive disadvantage • Syn: unfavorable position • Hypernyms: disadvantage
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