low status
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3.7
- noun
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bajo estatus
- Why are self-evaluations of the educators' teaching given such low status?
- low status group
- low status occupation
- low status official
So they, they, they've got from high status to low status.
- So they, they, they've got from high status to low status.
- And we believe that it's a low status for women, lack of job opportunities, lack of education, lack of independence for women.
Examples
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The low status of the indigenous population is further enhanced by discriminatory practices related to language and lifestyle.
Academic text (1991) -
Members of non-white or low-status groups tended to be sensitive to the way they were treated by people in managerial positions.
Academic text (1992) -
The principal does not need to feel that teaching in the public schools is of low status.
Academic text (2000) -
In keeping with the job's low status, there was no qualifying process.
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The low status of women in contemporary Egypt is therefore no fault of Islam.
Academic text (2002) -
Cleaning jobs in private homes are considered to be very low-status employment by the workers themselves.
Academic text (1992) -
The women and their spouses characterized domestic service jobs as low status, offering little possibility for advancement.
Academic text (1992) -
Another noteworthy barrier is the small number of nurses in palliative care and their low status.
Academic text (2010) -
Such transformations are rarely gender-neutral, often forcing women into the worst-paying and lowest-status occupations.
Academic text (1994) -
Many people believe that nursing has a low status compared to other medical professions.
Synonyms
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5.1
A state of being lower than others in ability, status or value
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5.4
A person or thing that others see as less important than the rest of the group
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3.5
A position lower than others in a group or at work
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3.9
A position that people see as less important or powerful than others
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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
1
7.0
People who have little money and low social status
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
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a position of inferior rank or standing' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'low' (inferior) with 'status' (standing or rank). This simple adjective+noun composition follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Low status comes from a simple image of people on steps: someone on a lower step is in the low position and has less power or respect, which is the idea behind status. So 'low status' means a place or rank that is 'less important' in a group.