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undersight

undersight noun: inverse oversight; sousveillance at a high level.

Noun

undersight (usually uncountable, plural undersights)

  1. (uncommon, usually) Inverse oversight; sousveillance at a high level.

Verb

undersight (third-person singular simple present undersights, present participle undersighting, simple past and past participle undersighted)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) To misadjust the sights of a gun so that the projectile falls short of its intended target.

Forms of undersight

Noun
pluralundersights
Verb
third-person singular presentundersights
present participleundersighting
past participleundersighted
pastundersighted

Origin of undersight

From under- + sight.

Questions about undersight

What does undersight mean?
Undersight means inverse oversight; sousveillance at a high level.
What part of speech is undersight?
Undersight can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of undersight?
The plural of undersight is undersights.

Words near undersight in the dictionary

  1. undershunters
  2. undershut
  3. undersialylated
  4. underside
  5. undersides
  6. undersight
  7. undersighted
  8. undersighting
  9. undersights
  10. undersign
  11. undersignal

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