Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underascertainment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-ascer-tain-ment
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Insufficient ascertainment

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Further, some household contacts with symptoms may not have returned with the contact slip, leading to underascertainment of contacts examined and possible TB cases detected."

Etymology

From under- + ascertainment.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does underascertainment mean?: Insufficient ascertainment
Where does underascertainment come from?: From under- + ascertainment.

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