inferiority

/ɪnˌfɪriˈɔːrəti/

in·fer·ior·ity

BrE /ɪnˌfɪəriˈɒrəti/

NAmE /ɪnˌfɪriˈɔːrəti/,

/ɪnˌfɪriˈɑːrəti/

[U]

the state of not being as good as sb/sth else

a sense of inferiority

social inferiority

OPP superiority