English-Thai Dictionary

inferiority

N ความด้อย  ปมด้อย  minority unimportance imperfection kwam-doi

 

inferiority complex

N ปมด้อย  Oedipus complex jealousy pom-doi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

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.

 

Oxford Dictionary

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.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

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.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

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 ).