LOWER STATUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The state of being inferior

Synonyms:

inferiority; lower rank; lower status

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("lower status" is a kind of...):

low status; lowliness; lowness (a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lower status"):

backseat (a secondary or inferior position or status)

shade (a position of relative inferiority)