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underemphasis

underemphasis noun: insufficient emphasis.

Noun

underemphasis (countable and uncountable, plural underemphases)

  1. Insufficient emphasis.

Forms of underemphasis

pluralunderemphases

Origin of underemphasis

From under- + emphasis.

Questions about underemphasis

What does underemphasis mean?
Underemphasis means insufficient emphasis.
What part of speech is underemphasis?
Underemphasis is a noun.
What is the plural of underemphasis?
The plural of underemphasis is underemphases.

Words near underemphasis in the dictionary

  1. undereducation
  2. undereffective
  3. underelicited
  4. underemotional
  5. underemphases
  6. underemphasis
  7. underemphasise
  8. underemphasised
  9. underemphasises
  10. underemphasising
  11. underemphasize

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