Understimulate
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To stimulate too little or infrequently; to provide with insufficient stimulation. transitive
"Thus, as Wing and Brown (1970) observed, an understimulating "back ward" may lead to withdrawal and a lack of external social stimulation and support."
Example
More examples"Thus, as Wing and Brown (1970) observed, an understimulating "back ward" may lead to withdrawal and a lack of external social stimulation and support."
Etymology
From under- + stimulate.