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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the state of being inferior;
[syn: inferiority, lower status, lower rank]

2. an inferior quality;
[syn: inferiority, low quality]

3. the quality of being a competitive disadvantage;
[syn: inferiority, unfavorable position]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inferiority \In*fe`ri*or"i*ty\, [Cf. F. inf['e]riorit['e].] The state of being inferior; a lower state or condition; as, inferiority of rank, of talents, of age, of worth. [1913 Webster] A deep sense of our own great inferiority. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

inferiority n 1: the state of being inferior [syn: inferiority, lower status, lower rank] 2: an inferior quality [syn: inferiority, low quality] [ant: high quality, superiority] 3: the quality of being a competitive disadvantage [syn: inferiority, unfavorable position]