English-Thai Dictionary

inferior

ADJ ด้อย กว่า  หย่อน กว่า  ต่ำกว่า มาตรฐาน  รอง ลงมา  subordinate insufficient lower minor superior doi-kwa

 

inferior

N ผู้น้อย  ผู้ มี ตำแหน่ง ต่ำกว่า  ผู้อยู่ใต้บังคับบัญชา  assistant subordinate subsidiary junior superior phu-noi

 

inferiority

N ความด้อย  ปมด้อย  minority unimportance imperfection kwam-doi

 

inferiority complex

N ปมด้อย  Oedipus complex jealousy pom-doi

 

inferiorly

ADV อย่าง ชั้นต่ำ  อย่าง ด้อย กว่า 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INFERIOR

a.[L. comp. from inferus, low. ] 1. Lower in place.
2. Lower in station, age, or rank in life. Pay due respect to those who are superior in station, and due civility to those who are inferior.
3. Lower in excellence or value; as a poem of inferior merit; cloth of inferior quality or price.
4. Subordinate; of less importance. Attend to health and safety; ease and convenience are inferior considerations.

 

INFERIOR

n.A person who is younger, or of a lower station or rank in society. A person gets more by obliging his inferior, than by disdaining him.

 

INFERIORITY

n.A lower state of dignity, age, value or quality. We speak of the inferiority of rank, of office, of talents, of age, of worth.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INFERIOR

In *fe "ri *or, a. Etym: [L., compar. of inferus that is below, underneath, the lower; akin to E. under: cf. F. inférieur. See Under. ]

 

1. Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc. ; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath. A thousand inferior and particular propositions. I. Watts. The body, or, as some love to call it, our inferior nature. Burke. Whether they are equal or inferior to my other poems, an author is the most improper judge. Dryden.

 

2. Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods.

 

3. (Astron.) (a ) Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus. (b ) Below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a meridian,

 

4. (Bot. ) (a ) Situated below some other organ; -- said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx. (b ) On the side of a flower which is next the bract; anterior.

 

5. (Min. )

 

Defn: Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior officer. Inferior court (Law ), a court subject to the jurisdiction of another court known as the superior, or higher, court. -- Inferior letter, Inferior figure (Print. ), a small letter or figure standing at the bottom of the line (opposed to superior letter or figure ), as in A2, Bn, 2 and n are inferior characters. -- Inferior tide, the tide corresponding to the moon's transit of the meridian, when below the horizon.

 

INFERIOR

INFERIOR In *fe "ri *or, n.

 

Defn: A person lower in station, rank, intellect, etc. , than another. A great person gets more by obliging his inferior than by disdaining him. South.

 

INFERIORITY

In *fe `ri *or "i *ty, Etym: [Cf. F. infériorité. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

INFERIORLY

INFERIORLY In *fe "ri *or *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an inferior manner, or on the inferior part.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inferior

in fe ri or |inˈfi (ə )rēər ɪnˈfɪriər | ▶adjective 1 lower in rank, status, or quality: schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country. • of low standard or quality: inferior goods. • Law (of a court or tribunal ) able to have its decisions overturned by a higher court. • Economics denoting goods or services that are in greater demand during a recession than in a boom, e.g., secondhand clothes. 2 chiefly Anatomy low or lower in position: ulcers located in the inferior and posterior wall of the duodenum. • (of a letter, figure, or symbol ) written or printed below the line. • Botany (of the ovary of a flower ) situated below the sepals and enclosed in the receptacle. ▶noun 1 a person lower than another in rank, status, or ability: her social and intellectual inferiors. 2 Printing an inferior letter, figure, or symbol. DERIVATIVES in fe ri or ly adverb inferior ( sense 2 of the adjective ) ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 of the adjective ): from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘low. ’

 

inferior conjunction

in fe ri or con junc tion ▶noun Astronomy a conjunction of Mercury or Venus with the sun, in which the planet and the earth are on the same side of the sun.

 

inferiority

in fe ri or i ty |inˌfi (ə )rēˈôritē, -ˈäritē ɪnˌfɪriˈɔrədi ɪnˌfɪriˈɑrədi | ▶noun the condition of being lower in status or quality than another or others. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably from medieval Latin inferioritas, from Latin inferior ‘lower. ’

 

inferiority complex

in fe ri or i ty com plex |ɪnˌfɪriˈɔrədi ˌkɑmplɛks | ▶noun an unrealistic feeling of general inadequacy caused by actual or supposed inferiority in one sphere, sometimes marked by aggressive behavior in compensation.

 

inferior planet

in fe ri or plan et ▶noun Astronomy either of the two planets Mercury and Venus, whose orbits are closer to the sun than the earth's. Compare with superior planet.

 

Oxford Dictionary

inferior

in |fer ¦ior |ɪnˈfɪərɪə | ▶adjective 1 lower in rank, status, or quality: schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country. • of low standard or quality: inferior goods. • Law (of a court or tribunal ) susceptible to having its decisions overturned by a higher court. • Economics denoting goods or services which are in greater demand during a recession than in a boom, for example second-hand clothes. 2 chiefly Anatomy low or lower in position. • Botany (of the ovary of a flower ) situated below the sepals and enclosed in the receptacle. 3 (of a letter, figure, or symbol ) written or printed below the line. ▶noun 1 a person lower than another in rank, status, or ability: her social and intellectual inferiors. 2 Printing an inferior letter, figure, or symbol. DERIVATIVES inferiorly adverb inferior ( sense 2 of the adjective ) ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2 of the adjective ): from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘low ’.

 

inferior conjunction

in |fer ¦ior con |junc ¦tion ▶noun Astronomy a conjunction of Mercury or Venus with the sun, in which the planet and the earth are on the same side of the sun.

 

inferiority

in ¦fer ¦ior |ity |ɪnˌfɪərɪˈɒrɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the condition of being lower in status or quality than another or others. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably from medieval Latin inferioritas, from Latin inferior ‘lower ’.

 

inferiority complex

in ¦fer ¦ior |ity com |plex ▶noun an unrealistic feeling of general inadequacy caused by actual or supposed inferiority in one sphere, sometimes marked by aggressive behaviour in compensation.

 

inferior planet

in |fer ¦ior planet ▶noun Astronomy either of the two planets Mercury and Venus, whose orbits are closer to the sun than the earth's.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inferior

inferior adjective 1 poorer people were thought to be innately inferior: second-class, lesser, lower in status, lower-ranking, subordinate, second-fiddle, junior, minor; subservient, lowly, humble, menial, beneath one. ANTONYMS superior. 2 inferior accommodations: second-rate, substandard, low-quality, low-grade, downmarket, bush-league, unsatisfactory, shoddy, deficient; poor, bad, awful, dreadful, wretched; informal crummy, scuzzy, rotten, lousy, third-rate, tinpot, rinky-dink. ANTONYMS luxury. ▶noun how dare she treat him as an inferior? subordinate, junior, underling, minion, menial, peon. ANTONYMS superior.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inferior

inferior adjective 1 they are regarded as inferior by other staff: lower in status, lesser, second-class, second-fiddle, minor, subservient, lowly, humble, menial, not very important, not so important, below someone, beneath someone, under someone's heel; lower-ranking, lower in rank, subordinate, junior, secondary, subsidiary, ancillary. ANTONYMS superior; senior. 2 I had to put up with inferior accommodation: second-rate, substandard, low-quality, low-grade, downmarket, indifferent, mediocre, unsatisfactory, shoddy, shabby, deficient, flawed, imperfect, unsound; poor, bad, awful, dreadful, disagreeable, deplorable, wretched, leaving much to be desired; informal grotty, crummy, dire, rotten, lousy, poxy, third-rate, God-awful, not up to much, not up to snuff, the pits; Brit. informal duff, rubbish, ropy, pants, a load of pants. ANTONYMS first-rate, high quality. ▶noun how dare she treat him as an inferior? subordinate, junior, underling, minion, menial. ANTONYMS superior.

 

inferiority

inferiority noun 1 he was overcoming his feelings of inferiority: lowliness, inferior status, inferior position, secondary status, secondary position, subordination, subservience, subjection, servitude. ANTONYMS superiority. 2 the inferiority of the goods they sold: shoddiness, second-rateness, substandardness, unfitness, unsatisfactoriness, poorness, cheapness, mediocrity, indifference; imperfection, faultiness, deficiency; Brit. informal grottiness.

 

Duden Dictionary

inferior

in fe ri or Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |inferi o r |mittellateinisch infernalis < spätlateinisch inferior = niedriger, geringer, Komparativ von: infer (us ) = der untere 1 untergeordnet eine inferiore Stellung 2 a jemandem unterlegen sich inferior fühlen b österreichisch [im Vergleich mit einem anderen ] äußerst mittelmäßig, sehr schlecht 3 minderwertig, gering

 

Inferiorität

In fe ri o ri tät Substantiv, feminin , die |Inferiorit ä t |lateinisch-neulateinisch 1 untergeordnete Stellung 2 Unterlegenheit 3 Minderwertigkeit

 

French Dictionary

infériorité

infériorité n. f. nom féminin État de ce qui est inférieur. : Des complexes d ’infériorité.

 

Spanish Dictionary

inferior

inferior adjetivo 1 Que está situado debajo de otra cosa o más bajo que ella :el labio inferior; las extremidades inferiores; los incisivos inferiores; la cara inferior de una hoja; el botón inferior de un traje; la troposfera es la capa inferior de la atmósfera .ANTÓNIMO superior .2 [lugar, país ] Que está situado en la zona menos elevada o en la cuenca baja de un río :el Egipto inferior .ANTÓNIMO inferior .3 [período ] Que está en la primera parte de las partes en que está dividido :el cretácico inferior .ANTÓNIMO superior .4 Que es menos que otra persona o cosa en calidad, cantidad, rango, importancia, etc. :el gasto calórico del arquero es inferior al de un mediocampista; la evolución negativa de la economía hasta julio se ha plasmado en un crecimiento de un 1,5 \% inferior al previsto; nadie quería hacerse amigo de alguien que les hacía sentirse inferiores .ANTÓNIMO superior .5 Que es malo :paño de calidad inferior; maderas de calidad inferior .ANTÓNIMO superior .6 nombre común Persona que está a las órdenes de otra que ocupa un cargo más importante :mis inferiores; el oficial nunca podría aspirar a otro respeto por parte de sus inferiores que al impuesto por su superior jerarquía .7 adjetivo biol [ser vivo ] Que tiene una organización más sencilla y que se supone más primitivo que otros :los líquenes son plantas inferiores que resultan de la asociación simbiótica de un hongo con un alga .ANTÓNIMO superior . VÉASE planeta inferior .

 

inferioridad

inferioridad nombre femenino 1 Cualidad o situación de una cosa o persona que es inferior a otra en calidad, cantidad, rango, importancia, etc. :tras la expulsión del arquero, el equipo tuvo que jugar en inferioridad numérica .ANTÓNIMO superioridad .2 dep En boxeo, situación del púgil que, a juicio del árbitro, no se encuentra en condiciones físicas de continuar el combate, y que comporta la victoria del contrario .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inferior

in fe ri or /ɪnfɪ́ ə riə r /〖原義は 「より低い (lower 1 )」〗形容詞 比較なし 1 «…より » 〈質 価値 能力などが 〉劣っている , 粗悪な, 劣等の «to » (↔superior )▸ feel inferior 引け目を感じる ▸ products inferior in quality 粗悪品 ▸ A nationalist sees other nations as inferior to [╳than ] his own .国粋主義者はほかの国を自分の国より劣っているとみなす .2 ｟かたく ｠〈地位 階級などが 〉 «…より » 下級の , 下位の «to » ▸ an inferior court of law 下級裁判所 .3 〘植 〙〈がく 子房が 〉下生の ;〘 解剖 〙〈器官が 〉普通よりも下にある ; 下位の .4 〘印 〙〈文字 数字が 〉下付きの .名詞 1 C 〖通例one 's ～〗下級 [下位 ]の者, 部下, 後輩 .2 C 〘印 〙下付きの文字 [数字 ].

 

inferiority

in fe ri or i ty /ɪnfɪ̀ ə riɔ́ːrəti |-ɔ́r -/名詞 U «…より » 劣っていること, 粗悪, 劣等 ; 下位, 下級 «to » (↔superiority ).～́ c ò mplex 〖通例単数形で 〗 «…についての » 劣等感, ひがみ «about » (↔superiority complex ).