superiority

noun

su·pe·ri·or·i·ty | \ su̇-ˌpir-ē-ˈȯr-ə-tē

, ˌsü-, -ˈär-\

plural superiorities

Definition of superiority

: the quality or state of being superior also : a superior characteristic

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His success has given him a false sense of superiority. the superiority of some of the customers at the exclusive beauty salon is enough to curl your hair

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This suggests the need for universities to take seriously calls to decolonize the curriculum as a way to dismantle discourses and practices that reaffirm white superiority. — Katy Sian, Quartz, "“Liberal racism” continues to plague Britain’s universities," 27 June 2019 To say that Syrians had little chance of creating a multi-confessional, tolerant democracy is not, as some have implied, a form of Orientalist superiority. — Susie Linfield, The New York Review of Books, "Syria’s Torture Photos: Witness to Atrocity," 9 Feb. 2019 Nxivm members were also conditioned to believe in Mr. Raniere’s moral superiority. — Colin Moynihan, New York Times, "Nxivm: How a Sex Cult Leader Seduced and Programmed His Followers," 14 June 2019 The Allies hold seas control and air superiority — but low hanging clouds today were giving the Germans some protection from the far-ranging Allied airmen. — Wes Gallagher, Houston Chronicle, "YANKS TAKE TOWN NEAR CHERBOURG," 9 June 2019 What distinguished Voltaire from other Europeans was not his assumptions about the superiority of their stock but his eloquent opposition to slavery and colonialism. — Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books, "Dialectics of Enlightenment," 9 May 2019 Her heroes were superior beings certain of their superiority. — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, "The Persistent Ghost of Ayn Rand, the Forebear of Zombie Neoliberalism," 6 June 2019 Her feeling of superiority is a self-undermining defense against her own irrelevance. — New York Times, "‘Late Night’ Review: Emma Thompson Takes On the Old Boys of Network TV," 5 June 2019 Newsletter Sign-up Fans of whichever team wins this game will assuredly swig their beers with a haughty sense of superiority. — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, "The School That Really Owns Ohio State-Michigan," 22 Nov. 2018

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