To Be Inferior To
intransitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means inferiority and the verb vocab version is to be inferior to.
おとる
When thinking about cars, an automatic (おと) car is inferior to a manual car. Sure, manual is harder, but way more interesting to drive.
今、彼は私のこと嫌っているから、私の立場は挨拶程度の人よりも劣っているってのははっきりしてるわ。
He hates me now, so I’m pretty sure that I'm even more inferior to him than a nodding acquaintance.