as in worthlessness
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Recent Examples of inferiority
These feelings of inferiority were, at times, amplified at home.
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
The above is all due to a complex of inferiority.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Both attitudes—the inferiority, the megalomania—are dangerous.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
This will disguise her inferiority, Morrible says.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025
On the other hand, for white employees who do not believe in their ability to engage in similar courageous workplace actions, watching a white colleague engage in this type of action may elicit feelings of inferiority, leading to negative gossip about the individual who engaged in the action.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
The above is all due to a complex of inferiority.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Both attitudes—the inferiority, the megalomania—are dangerous.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
This will disguise her inferiority, Morrible says.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025
On the other hand, for white employees who do not believe in their ability to engage in similar courageous workplace actions, watching a white colleague engage in this type of action may elicit feelings of inferiority, leading to negative gossip about the individual who engaged in the action.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inferiority
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Kitty, whose worldly possessions fit into two plastic bags, is seen repeatedly in the same clothes, and bourgeois hostility to her presence in Beth’s middle-class neighborhood compounds her feelings of worthlessness.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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Feeling Worthless or Guilty Many people with depression grapple with feelings of worthlessness.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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On one side, a satanic figure named Randall Flagg who gathers his forces of badness to Las Vegas; on the other, the good guys, led by 108-year-old Mother Abigail in, of all places, Boulder.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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The show premiered over Thanksgiving weekend, when people were tired and full and bored (and probably also horny), and countered our world’s unceasing badness with its world’s buoyant sweetness.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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Now, all but 48 school districts are funded above 70% of adequacy.—
John Cullerton,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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System-wide capital adequacy ratios remained above regulatory minimums only through regulatory forbearance that terminated in January 2026.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The second difference is acceptability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Local private players are learning that being US-aligned is becoming its own form of credibility, an argument for political acceptability and, potentially, financing access.—
Ruben Nyanguila,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The City Clerk is still required to review the petition and determine the sufficiency of the petition, as is dictated by Wisconsin statutes, the city wrote in its post.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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But the designer explained in his letter that the seasonal campaign is more focused on the theme of dependency and the support of a community, dismissing self sufficiency.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Inferiority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferiority. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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