inferior
/ɪnˈfɪərɪə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɪnˈfɪərɪə/
ɪnˈfɪərɪə
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- Final r is pronounced in US English
ɪn - ˈfɪərɪə -> inferior
Myanmar meaning
(adj) နိမ့်ကျသော။အဆင့်အတန်းနိမ့်သော။ (n) မိမိထက်ညံ့သူ။
Full entry
inferior /Çn'fÇǝriǝ(r)/ adj ~ (to sb/ sth)
ညံ့သော။ နိမ့်ကျသော။ သိမ်ငယ်သော။
be of inferior quality/ status ❍ make sb feel inferior ❍ inferior goods/ workmanship ❍ The new terms of employment may be inferior to those they previously enjoyed. Compare SUPERIOR
n လက်အောက်။ လက်အောက်ငယ်သား။
❏ inferiority /ÇnfÇǝri'ɒrǝti; US -'ↄ:r-/ n [U] သိမ်ငယ်ခြင်း။ feelings of inferiority.
❏ inferiority complex n သိမ်ငယ်စိတ်ထား။ She's got a real inferiority complex. Compare SUPERIORITY COMPLEX
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Synonyms
lesser, lower, substandard, poorer, low-grade, second-rate, mediocre, adherent, attendant, auxiliary, average, back seat, bad, base, below, beneath, bottom, bottom-rung, common, concealed by, covered by, deputy, disciple, déclassé, entry-level, fair, follower, good-for-nothing, hack, hanger-on, held down, hireling, imperfect, importance, in the power of, indifferent, junior, junk, lemon, less, less than, lousy, low-rent, lower than, mean, menial, middling, minion, minor, minus, nether, not up to snuff, on the bottom, on the nether side, on the underside, ordinary, paltry, peon, poor, pressed down, sad, satellite, second, second banana, second-banana, second-class, second-fiddle, second-string, secondary, smaller, sorry, subaltern, subjacent, subject, subordinate, subservient, subsidiary, substract, sycophant, tawdry, the bottom, to the bottom, two-bit, under, underling, underneath, unworthy of, vassal, worse, wretched
Antonyms
abnormal, above, best, better, boss, chief, excellent, exceptional, extraordinary, extreme, first-class, first-rate, foremost, good, greater than, honest, important, larger than, leader, major, manager, master, necessary, noble, on high, on top of, prior to, superior, superior to, uncommon, unusual, up on
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