SUPERIORITY

[noun] [U]The Australians demonstrated their superiority (= that they were better than the other team) early in the match.The compact disc's technological superiority over records lies in the fact that it stores music in the same way as computers store information.(disapproving) Her sense of superiority (= that she is better than other people) makes her very unpopular.The allied troops were victorious because of their superiority in numbers (= there were more of them).Compare inferiority at inferior.(informal) If you have a superiority complex, you believe that you are better, cleverer or more important than other people.