inferiority
US: /ˌɪnfɪɹiˈɔɹɪˌti/
UK: /ɪnfˌiəɹɪˈɒɹɪti/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
inferiority /in,fiəri'ɔriti/- danh từ
- vị trí ở dưới
- vị trí thấp hơn, bậc thấp hơn; sự kém hơn; tính chất thấp kém, tính chất tồi
- inferiority complex
- (xem) complex
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun[U] the state of not being as good as sb/sth else: a sense of inferiority + social inferiority
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 unimportance, insignificance, lowliness:
The inferiority of his position rankled with him.
2 inadequacy, deficiency, insignificance, unimportance, worthlessness:
Do not confuse modesty with a sense of inferiority.
3 shoddiness, imperfection, mediocrity:
Consumers are not fooled by the inferiority of a product for long.
Collocation
ADJ.
moral, racial, social
the myth of racial inferiority
| numerical
The invading force, conscious of their numerical inferiority at sea, decided on an airborne attack.
VERB + INFERIORITY
accept
INFERIORITY + NOUN
complex
He had an inferiority complex about his looks.
PREP.
~ to
She accepted her inferiority to her rivals.
PHRASES
a feeling/sense of inferiority, a position of inferiority, a sign of inferiority
Using a false accent over the phone is a sign of inferiority.
