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inferiority

[in-feer-ee-awr-i-tee, -or-] / ɪnˌfɪər iˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr- /
NOUN
deficiency
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In the first few weeks of the war we have seen how Iran has managed its tactical and materiel inferiority to some effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

And if her goofier choices were unanimously refuted as artistic inferiority, we’d never get the chance to see her bounce from “Babygirl” to “Holland” to playing an Italian forensic pathologist in “Scarpetta.”

From Salon • Mar. 22, 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

But more importantly, he's changed the perception around a team that had always been known for an inferiority complex that held them back in the past.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

And in racial issues, wrote Du Bois, “Mr. Washington’s programme practically accepts the alleged inferiority of the Negro races.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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