Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for inferiority. Search instead for Inferiorities.
Definitions

inferiority

[in-feer-ee-awr-i-tee, -or-] / ɪnˌfɪər iˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr- /
NOUN
deficiency
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

To equate discomfort and/or brief awkwardness with artistic inferiority is a losing game for those who claim to love movies.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

In the first few weeks of the war we have seen how Iran has managed its tactical and materiel inferiority to some effect.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

"There was no inferiority complex from Grimsby, far from it. If anything it was the other way around."

From BBC Aug. 27, 2025

And they remember a time in which the city’s messy urban forms and perceived cultural inferiority provided endless creative fuel, and liberation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2025

As Professor Matthews wrote at the time, “Education for ignorance and for inferiority in Verwoerd’s schools is worse than no education at all.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




Vocabulary lists containing inferiority


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training