Used in a Sentence

inferiority

How to use inferiority in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for inferiority.

Editorial note

I've noticed the same thing - but I've interpreted as an inferiority complex.

Examples12
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

the state of being inferior

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of inferiority gathered in one view.

noun

the state of being inferior

noun

an inferior quality

noun

the quality of being a competitive disadvantage

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for inferiority.

noun

the state of being inferior

noun

an inferior quality

noun

the quality of being a competitive disadvantage

Example sentences

1

I've noticed the same thing - but I've interpreted as an inferiority complex.

2

But the technical inferiority of the typical movie theater has led me to flip my viewing habits.

3

If that is a sign of an inferiority complex, what is American Exceptionalism[0] a sign of?

4

Eliot did write something like it:One of the surest tests [of the superiority or inferiority of a poet] is the way in which a poet borrows.

5

Obviously the author is knowledgable about javascript, but this article would have carried more weight with me if he'd taught me something more instead of just alluding to all of these concepts that I haven't encountered yet. It kind of makes the whole thing come off like he has an inferiority complex about being "just a front-end developer"

6

Looks like another episode of the aggressive police state flaring up and hurting a citizen with their transcendentally puerile inferiority-complex driven thuggery.

7

I am going to simply go by what ESR himself says, which is that his wife is a lawyer and so she goes and works every day which funds his ability to stay at home and write blog posts about the intellectual inferiority of black people and how the poor deserve no government help.

8

Among these are the difficulty of reasoning about resource usage with non-strict evaluation, that laziness complicates the definition of data types and inductive reasoning,[49]and the "inferiority" of Haskell's class system compared to ML's module system.

9

[1] The unskilled therefore suffer from illusory superiority, rating their ability as above average, much higher than it actually is, while the highly skilled underrate their own abilities, suffering from illusory inferiority.

10

"""The unskilled therefore suffer from illusory superiority, rating their ability as above average, much higher than it actually is, while the highly skilled underrate their own abilities, suffering from illusory inferiority.

11

"The unskilled therefore suffer from illusory superiority, rating their ability as above average, much higher than it actually is, while the highly skilled underrate their own abilities, suffering from illusory inferiority.

12

All\n lawful modes of expressing opposition to this principle\n had been closed by legislation, and we were placed in a\n position in which we had either to accept a permanent\n state of inferiority, or take over the Government.\n\nNot that it changes the immediate political meaning much, but it shows some of the thought processes involved.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use inferiority in a sentence?

I've noticed the same thing - but I've interpreted as an inferiority complex.

What does inferiority mean?

the state of being inferior

What part of speech is inferiority?

inferiority is commonly used as noun.