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underpreparedness

underpreparedness noun: state or condition of being underprepared.

Noun

underpreparedness (uncountable)

  1. State or condition of being underprepared.

Origin of underpreparedness

From underprepared + -ness.

Questions about underpreparedness

What does underpreparedness mean?
Underpreparedness means state or condition of being underprepared.
What part of speech is underpreparedness?
Underpreparedness is a noun.

Words near underpreparedness in the dictionary

  1. underprenylate
  2. underprenylated
  3. underprenylation
  4. underpreparation
  5. underprepared
  6. underpreparedness
  7. underprescribe
  8. underprescribed
  9. underprescribes
  10. underprescribing
  11. underprescription

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