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underconcerned

underconcerned adjective: insufficiently concerned.

Adjective

underconcerned (comparative more underconcerned, superlative most underconcerned)

  1. Insufficiently concerned.
    • Shestov's Abraham can be seen as one underconcerned with necessity, leaping forward blindly into possibility.1981, Reuven P. Bulka, Journal of Psychology and Judaism - Volumes 6-8, →ISBN, page 88
    • Conversely, those who are underconcerned with conformity and feel little worry about the ensuing shame often disregard social convention and my be quite unaware of the negative consequences they incur.1998, Paul Gilbert, Bernice Andrews, Shame: Interpersonal Behavior, Psychopathology, and Culture, →ISBN

Forms of underconcerned

comparativemore underconcerned
superlativemost underconcerned

Origin of underconcerned

From under- + concerned.

Questions about underconcerned

What does underconcerned mean?
Underconcerned means insufficiently concerned.
What part of speech is underconcerned?
Underconcerned is an adjective.

Words near underconcerned in the dictionary

  1. undercomplete
  2. undercompliance
  3. undercompressive
  4. underconceptualised
  5. underconcern
  6. underconcerned
  7. undercondensation
  8. undercondensations
  9. undercondensed
  10. underconditioned
  11. underconfidence

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