Underaction

//ˌʌndəɹˈækʃən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    subplot; a minor event incidental or subsidiary to the main story. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "The least and most trivial episodes or underactions […] are parts necessary or convenient to carry on the main design."

  2. 2
    Inefficient action. countable, uncountable

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"The least and most trivial episodes or underactions […] are parts necessary or convenient to carry on the main design."

Etymology

From under- + action.

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