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underemphasis

un·der·em·pha·sis
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-der-em-fuh-sis]
    • /ˌʌn dərˈɛm fə sɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-der-em-fuh-sis]
    • /ˌʌn dərˈɛm fə sɪs/

Definitions of underemphasis word

  • noun underemphasis inadequate emphasis. 1
  • noun underemphasis a lack of emphasis 0
  • noun underemphasis Insufficient emphasis. 0
See all 3 definitions of underemphasis

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Origin of underemphasis

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; under- + emphasis

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Underemphasis

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Underemphasis

underemphasis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

underemphasis usage trend in Literature

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