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underemphasised

underemphasised is the alternative spelling of underemphasized.

Meaning of underemphasized

Adjective

underemphasized (comparative more underemphasized, superlative most underemphasized)

  1. Insufficiently emphasized

Forms of underemphasised

comparativemore underemphasised
superlativemost underemphasised

Origin of underemphasised

From under- + emphasised.

Questions about underemphasised

What is underemphasised the alternative spelling of?
Underemphasised is the alternative spelling of underemphasized.

Words near underemphasised in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: underemphasised (page history and authors); underemphasized (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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