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# inferiority

noun

«inferiority» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The inferiority of something is the state of being lower in rank, quality or skill than others, or feeling less good than them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inferiority/#m1)

### In the lessons

in a tale, one group treated as lower or weaker than another

### Examples

- He felt a sense of inferiority beside the older boys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inferiority/#x1)
- The story shows the inferiority of the wicked brothers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inferiority/#x2)
- The team lost because of their inferiority in speed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inferiority/#x3)
- Some people wrongly think others have an inferiority. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inferiority/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths; in a comparison it means a lower or smaller amount, but it does not give a count

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inferiority» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inferiority/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inferiority» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inferiority.html) on Mova free.