English noun: inferiority |
1. | inferiority (state) the state of being inferior |
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| Synonyms | lower rank, lower status |
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| Broader (hypernym) | low status, lowliness, lowness |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | backseat, shade, subordinateness, subsidiarity |
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2. | inferiority (attribute) an inferior quality |
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| Synonyms | low quality |
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| Broader (hypernym) | caliber, calibre, quality |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | poorness, scrawniness, scrubbiness, second class, wretchedness |
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| Antonyms | high quality, superiority |
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3. | inferiority (attribute) the quality of being a competitive disadvantage |
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| Synonyms | unfavorable position |
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| Broader (hypernym) | disadvantage |
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