[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]