Underaccommodation
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Insufficient convergence; the situation where a speaker is underaccommodative. uncountable
"Friendships with members of a younger cohort may also be marked by underaccomodation, a linguistic phenomenon in which older adults engage in egocentric topic selection during conversation."
- 2 The improper adjustment of the eye muscles so that the focal point of a target image falls short of the retina. uncountable
"...attributed to the fact that infantile astigmatism can disrupt emmetropization by reducing an infant sensitivity to focusing signals, thus leading to underaccomodation or alignment impairment with a physiological fix of elongated eye ball [18]."
- 3 Failure to provide adequate accommodation to the needs of someone. uncountable
"Unfortunately, recent studies have shown that the ADA may not be having its intended impact.In fact, it appears that underaccomodation continues to be a major barrier to equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities (Braddock & Bachelder, 1994)."
Example
More examples"Friendships with members of a younger cohort may also be marked by underaccomodation, a linguistic phenomenon in which older adults engage in egocentric topic selection during conversation."
Etymology
From under- + accommodation.
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