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inferiority

[in-feer-ee-awr-i-tee, -or-] / ɪnˌfɪər iˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr- /
NOUN
deficiency
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Argentina might have taken the World Cup final to extra time - the fifth of the past six to go that far - but that could not mask their inferiority.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Underlying all that is the fragile ego of a state whose outward brassiness is often a cover for an inferiority complex stoked by its glittering neighbor.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

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

The myriad accomplishments by Black Americans in the face of the oppressive conditions of slavery and racial hierarchy openly defied stereotypes of their inferiority.

From Salon Nov. 10, 2024

His name was Bob Robinson and he really had an inferiority complex.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger




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