inferiority
pronunciation
How to pronounce inferiority in British English:
UK [ɪnˌfɪəriˈɒrəti]
How to pronounce inferiority in American English:
US [ɪnˌfɪriˈɔrəti]
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- Noun:
- the state of being inferior
- an inferior quality
- the quality of being a competitive disadvantage
Word Origin
- inferiority (n.)
- 1590s, probably from Medieval Latin *inferioritas; see inferior + -ity. Inferiority complex first attested 1922.The surrender of life is nothing to sinking down into acknowledgment of inferiority. [John C. Calhoun]
Antonym
Example
- 1. The result was an inferiority complex , in which humiliation was compounded by western ignorance .
- 2. But in india as well , the old inferiority complex towards the us is eroding .
- 3. In the 19th century some scientists said the inferiority of women 's intellect could be attributed to their lighter and smaller brains .
- 4. In the developing world , self-hate emerges from a deep-rooted inferiority complex ( from centuries of foreign rule ) .
- 5. Australians are sports mad because , suffering a national inferiority complex , sport enables them to take on and beat even superpowers on equal terms .