the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
inferiority
noun
the state of being inferior
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
minderwertig
eine vorgeschriebene Norm nicht einhalten
🇫🇷French
de mauvaise qualité
ne pas respecter une norme prescrite
🇪🇸Spanish
deficiente
no cumplir con alguna norma prescrita
🇮🇹Italian
scadente
non rispettare alcune norme prescritte
🇳🇱Dutch
ondermaats
niet voldoet aan een voorgeschreven norm
🇵🇹Portuguese
abaixo do padrão
ficando aquém de alguma norma prescrita
🇷🇺Russian
некачественный
не соответствует какой-то установленной норме
India
🇮🇳Hindi
रद्दी
कुछ निर्धारित मानदंडों से कम होना
🇧🇩Bengali
নিম্নমানের
কিছু নির্ধারিত নিয়মের কম পড়া
🇮🇳Tamil
தரமற்ற
சில பரிந்துரைக்கப்பட்ட விதிமுறைகளை மீறுதல்
🇮🇳Telugu
నాసిరకం
కొన్ని నిర్దేశిత కట్టుబాటు కంటే తక్కువగా ఉండటం
🇮🇳Marathi
निकृष्ट
काही विहित नियमांपेक्षा कमी पडणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગૌણ
અમુક નિર્ધારિત ધોરણથી ઓછું પડવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೆಳದರ್ಜೆಯ
ಕೆಲವು ನಿಗದಿತ ಮಾನದಂಡದ ಕೊರತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നിലവാരമില്ലാത്ത
ചില നിർദ്ദിഷ്ട മാനദണ്ഡങ്ങളിൽ വീഴ്ച വരുത്തുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਘਟੀਆ
ਕੁਝ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਨਿਯਮਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ ਹੋਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
غیر معیاری
کچھ مقررہ معیار سے کم ہونا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
不合格的
未达到某些规定的标准
🇯🇵Japanese
標準以下
所定の基準を満たしていない
🇰🇷Korean
표준 이하
규정된 표준에 미치지 못하는 경우
🇻🇳Vietnamese
không đạt tiêu chuẩn
thiếu một số định mức quy định
🇹🇭Thai
ต่ำกว่ามาตรฐาน
ขาดมาตรฐานที่กำหนดบางประการ
🇮🇩Indonesian
di bawah standar
tidak memenuhi beberapa norma yang ditentukan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
دون المستوى المطلوب
عدم الالتزام ببعض القواعد المقررة
🇮🇷Persian
غیر استاندارد
کوتاه آمدن از برخی هنجارهای تجویز شده
🇹🇷Turkish
standartların altında
önceden belirlenmiş bazı normların gerisinde kalmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
תת תקן
נופלים מהנורמה שנקבעה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'substandard'?
The primary meaning of 'substandard' is 'falling short of some prescribed norm'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'substandard' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'substandard' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'substandard' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'substandard' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'substandard' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'substandard' easy to spell?
Yes, very easy
Somewhat easy
A bit confusing
Extremely hard
In your opinion, does the word 'substandard' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
Positive
Neutral
Gloomy
Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'substandard' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'substandard' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'substandard' as formal, casual, or slang?
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Archaic
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