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inferiority

inferiority noun: the quality or state of being inferior.

Noun

inferiority (countable and uncountable, plural inferiorities)

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

inferiority meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

inferiority in Tamil

quality of being inferior
இழிவு iḻivu, தாழ்வு tāḻvu

inferiority in Marathi

inferiority; loss of dignity
कमीपणा kamīpaṇā

inferiority in Urdu

گھٹیا پن, کم تری, پستی

inferiority in Bengali

inferiority, adverseness, weakness
মন্দতা mondota
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inferiority in Telugu
తక్కువ takkuva
inferiority in Kannada
ಕೀಳ್ಮೆ, ಕಳಪೆತನ, ನೈಚ್ಯಾನುಸಂಧಾನ, ಗಾರುತನ
inferiority in Punjabi
ਹੀਣਤ hīṇat

Synonyms of inferiority

Antonyms

Forms of inferiority

pluralinferiorities
alternative forminferiourity

Origin of inferiority

Morphologically inferior + -ity.

Words formed from inferiority

Phrases with inferiority

Words that rhyme with inferiority

Questions about inferiority

What does inferiority mean?
Inferiority means the quality or state of being inferior.
What is inferiority in Tamil?
Inferiority in Tamil is இழிவு (iḻivu), தாழ்வு (tāḻvu). See Inferiority meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is inferiority?
Inferiority is a noun.
What is the plural of inferiority?
The plural of inferiority is inferiorities.

Words near inferiority in the dictionary

  1. inferiorised
  2. inferiorises
  3. inferiorising
  4. inferiorism
  5. inferiorities
  6. inferiority
  7. inferiority complex
  8. inferiority complexes
  9. inferiorization
  10. inferiorizations
  11. inferiorize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inferiority (page history and authors); कमीपणा (Marathi) (page history and authors); inferiority (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); মন্দতা (Bengali) (page history and authors); తక్కువ (Telugu) (page history and authors); inferiority (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਹੀਣਤ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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