SUPERIORITY


Meaning of SUPERIORITY in English

su ‧ per ‧ i ‧ or ‧ i ‧ ty /suːˌpɪəriˈɒrəti, suːˌpɪəriˈɒrɪti $ sʊˌpɪriˈɔː-, -ˈɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

1 . the quality of being better, more skilful, more powerful etc than other people or things OPP inferiority

superiority of

the supposed superiority of the male sex

superiority over

the intellectual superiority of humans over other animals

superiority in

US superiority in air power

2 . an attitude that shows you think you are better than other people – used to show disapproval:

Janet always spoke with an air of superiority.

his sense of superiority

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.