inferiority Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of being inferior
    lower rank; lower status.
  2. noun an inferior quality
    low quality.
  3. noun the quality of being a competitive disadvantage
    unfavorable position.

WordNet

In*fe`ri*or"i*ty
Etymology
Cf. F. infériorité.
Definitions
  1. The state of being inferior; a lower state or condition; as, inferiority of rank, of talents, of age, of worth.
    A deep sense of our own great inferiority. Boyle.

Webster 1913