Underexpress

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To express less than normally.

    "In each of the triads, one type overexpresses the characteristic faculty of the triad, another underexpresses it and the third is most out of touch with it."

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"In each of the triads, one type overexpresses the characteristic faculty of the triad, another underexpresses it and the third is most out of touch with it."

Etymology

From under- + express.

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