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underfunctioning

underfunctioning is the present participle and gerund of underfunction.

Meaning of underfunction

Verb

underfunction (third-person singular simple present underfunctions, present participle underfunctioning, simple past and past participle underfunctioned)

  1. (intransitive) To function inadequately.
    • The reciprocal position for his employees would be to underfunction in their job responsibilities, especially in duties that overlapped or were interrelated to his responsibilities as the family center director.2011, Ona Cohn Bregman, Charles M. White, Bringing Systems Thinking to Life

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Questions about underfunctioning

What is underfunctioning the present participle and gerund of?
Underfunctioning is the present participle and gerund of underfunction.

Words near underfunctioning in the dictionary

  1. underfulls
  2. underfunction
  3. underfunctioned
  4. underfunctioner
  5. underfunctioners
  6. underfunctioning
  7. underfunctions
  8. underfund
  9. underfunded
  10. underfundedness
  11. underfunder

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