inferior

adj.

1. Low or lower in order, degree, or rank: Captain is an inferior rank to major.
2. 1. Low or lower in quality, value, or estimation: inferior craft; felt inferior to his older sibling.
   2. Second-rate; poor: an inferior translation.
3. Situated under or beneath.
4. Botany. Located below the perianth and other floral parts. Used of an ovary.
5. Anatomy. Located beneath or directed downward.
6. Printing. Set below the normal line of type; subscript.
7. Astronomy.
   1. Orbiting between Earth and the sun: Mercury is an inferior planet.
   2. Lying below the horizon.

n.

1. A person lower in rank, status, or accomplishment than another.
2. Printing. An inferior character, such as the number 2 in CO₂.

[Middle English, from Latin īnferior, comparative of īnferus, low.]

inferiority in·fe'ri·or'i·ty (-ôr'ĭ-tē, -ŏr'-) n.
inferiorly in·fe'ri·or·ly adv.

adjective

1. Below another in standing or importance: junior, lesser, low, lower², minor, minor-league, petty, secondary, small, subaltern, subordinate, under. Informal smalltime. See over/under.
2. Of low or lower quality: common, low-grade, low-quality, mean², mediocre, second-class, second-rate, shabby, substandard. See better/worse.

noun

One belonging to a lower class or rank: junior, secondary, subaltern, subordinate, underling. See over/under.

adj

Definition: less in rank, importance
Antonyms: best, better, extraordinary, first-class, first-rate, foremost, superior

n

Definition: person of lesser rank, importance
Antonyms: superior

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caudal

Pertaining to the lower or under part of a body structure.

Situated below, or directed downward; the lower surface of a structure, or the lower of two (or more) similar structures. In bipeds, it is usually synonymous with caudal, in quadrupeds with ventral.

IN BRIEF: Of less importance; not very good; below average.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. — Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), American social activist & stateswoman.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dårlig, ringe, underordnet, inferiør
n. - underordnet, underlegen

idioms:

• inferiority complex    mindreværdskompleks

Nederlands (Dutch)
inferieur, slechter, minderwaardig, ondermaats, minder, lager, mindere, ondergeschikte

Français (French)
adj. - inférieur (une qualité, un statut), (Imprim) en indice, (Bot) infère
n. - inférieur, (Mil) subalterne, subordonné

idioms:

• inferiority complex    complexe d'infériorité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Untergebener
adj. - minderwertig, gering, unter-, niedriger, untergeordnet

idioms:

• inferiority complex    Minderwertigkeitskomplex

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υφιστάμενος, ιεραρχικά κατώτερος
adj. - κατώτερος, υποδεέστερος, "δεύτερος", μειονεκτικός, παρακατιανός

idioms:

• inferiority complex    (ψυχολ.) σύμπλεγμα/κόμπλεξ κατωτερότητας

Italiano (Italian)
inferiore, subordinato

idioms:

• inferiority complex    complesso di inferiorità

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - inferior

idioms:

• inferiority complex    complexo (m) de inferioridade

Русский (Russian)
стоящий ниже

idioms:

• inferiority complex    комплекс неполноценности

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inferior, de poca calidad, subordinado
n. - inferior, subordinado, persona inferior a otra en rango o mérito

idioms:

• inferiority complex    complejo de inferioridad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - underordnad
adj. - lägre (i rang), underlägsen, underordnad, sämre, sekunda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
下等的, 差的, 下级的, 低于他人者, 次品, 部下, 属下

idioms:

• inferiority complex    自卑感

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 下等的, 差的, 下級的
n. - 低於他人者, 次品, 部下, 屬下

idioms:

• inferiority complex    自卑感

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 하위의, 열등한, 밑에 붙이는
n. - 손 아랫사람, 하급자, 열등한 것

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 下の, 劣っている, 二流の, 劣った, 劣等の, 下位の
n. - 目下の者, 部下, 劣った者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الأدنى (صفه) ذو نوعيه أقل, من طبقه أدنى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נחות, נחות-דרגה, כפוף ל-, תחתון, זוטר, גרוע, נמוך יותר, נכתבת מתחת לשורה (אות)‬
n. - ‮נחות-דרגה, כפוף בעבודתו ל-, אות הנכתבת מתחת לשורה‬

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