transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnfɪəriə(r) ]
( inferiors)
1.
Something that is inferior is not as good as something else.
The cassettes were of inferior quality...
If children were made to feel inferior to other children their confidence declined.
≠ superior
ADJ : oft ADJ to n
2.
If one person is regarded as inferior to another, they are regarded as less important because they have less status or ability.
He preferred the company of those who were intellectually inferior to himself.
≠ superior
ADJ : oft ADJ to n
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Inferior is also a noun.
A gentleman should always be civil, even to his inferiors.
N-COUNT
• in‧fe‧ri‧or‧ity
I found it difficult to shake off a sense of social inferiority.
N-UNCOUNT