Underaction
/ˌʌndəɹˈækʃən/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 Inefficient action. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"The least and most trivial episodes or underactions […] are parts necessary or convenient to carry on the main design."
Etymology
From under- + action.