underdevelopment (C1)
noun
Definition
underdevelopment means the condition of being underdeveloped. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses underdevelopment to mean the condition of being underdeveloped.
The teacher asked students to find underdevelopment in the reading.
Check the words around underdevelopment to choose the right meaning.
How to Use underdevelopment
- a/the underdevelopment (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a underdevelopment."
- underdevelopment in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked underdevelopment in context before translating it."
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