lower status
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3.9
- noun
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bajo estatus
- These were the lowest paid and lowest status jobs in many schools.
- such lower status groups
Do I see somebody in need, somebody in a lower status or station?
- Do I see somebody in need, somebody in a lower status or station?
- And if we think about what that means for a man is now I'm lower status than I used to be.
- And still today, when you look at how status effects health, people of lower status tend to have worse health outcomes than people of higher status.
- If you watch this man and how how much grace he gave everybody at a lower status.
- Now these are the children of Fredegund, the lower status but extremely powerful concubine wife, whatever you want to call her.
Examples
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A stigmatized student would be an individual who is not well liked, has a lower status, and is seen as different from the normal students.
Academic text (1997) -
And still today, when you look at how status effects health, people of lower status tend to have worse health outcomes than people of higher status.
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Do I see somebody in need, somebody in a lower status or station?
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Miller (1986) would suggest that the cause of this difference could be women's lower status in society.
Academic text (2003) -
It is easy for the dominant networks to ignore their lower-status critics.
Academic text (2010) -
Younis was forced by the village elders to marry the lower-status Jamila.
Academic text (2015) -
The concerns of local administrators about the quality of noncredit ESL programs had some basis in that lower status was often awarded to noncredit ESL program students and faculty.
Academic text (1995) -
The general lack of vibrant color and absence of elite Inca ornamentation, compared to that displayed by the elite indigenous men, denote the musicians' lower status in the Andean community.
Academic text (2007) -
In many societies, those with lower status often have limited access to resources and opportunities.
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Despite working hard, he still faced lower status due to his background and upbringing.
Synonyms
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5.1
A state of being lower than others in ability, status or value
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7.0
Being in a lower position under someone else's control
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3.7
A position lower than others in work or society
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3.5
A position lower than others in a group or at work
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5.8
A position with little power or respect compared to others
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6.7
Being humble and not thinking you are better than others
A condition when someone has a lower rank than others in a company or school
Being less important or having less power than others
Antonyms
How Prestigious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'lower' (comparative of 'low', indicating reduced degree) modifies 'status' (social standing), so 'lower status' straightforwardly means a less important or less powerful position. This comparative adjective + noun pattern is a regular, cross-linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Lower status comes from a simple picture of someone placed on a lower seat or lower step, where lower shows being below and status means a person's place or rank. So, it means 'being less important or powerful'.