inferiority
noun[U]
uk/ɪnˌfɪə.riˈɒr.ə.ti/us/ɪnˌfɪr.iˈɔːr.ə.t̬i/C2
thestateof not being good, or not as good as someone or somethingelse:
下等，劣等，劣势Hisilltreatmentas achildhad given him astrongsenseofinferiority.他小时候受到的虐待使他有强烈的自卑感。
Women had apositionofsocialinferiority ascomparedwith men.与男性相比，妇女在社会上处于低下的地位。
Compare
superiority(BETTER)
See
inferior
- Attitudes ofracialinferiority havecontinuedtoplaguewesternculture.
- Theywanttoeliminatepracticeswhich arebasedon theideaof the inferiority or thesuperiorityof either of thesexes.
- He madecommentsconcerningtheintellectualinferiority of women duringseminars.
Worse and worst
- aggravating
- aggravation
- atyourworstidiom
- be in a different leagueidiom
- can't hold a candle toidiom
- hold
- inferior
- league
- not be in the same leagueidiom
- not half asidiom
- not in the same leagueidiom
- not the sameidiom
- pale imitation
- patch
- stick
- sticksomeonewithsomething
- to top it allidiom
- topper
- villain
- worse