Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underconcern

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-con-cern
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An insufficient amount of concern.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It means planning within a framework which can allow the values of the community to develop independently without being curtailed too sharply by rigid architectural design, over- or underconcern with market conditions, and so forth."
"In psychiatry, the danger of overconcern with biological rhythms is probably dwarfed by the danger of underconcern."
"This interesting combination of what Weber (2010) describes as general underconcern and greater volatility of climate change risk perceptions exacerbates the difficulties of getting everyone on the same page regarding what ought to be done."

Etymology

From under- + concern.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does underconcern mean?: An insufficient amount of concern.
Where does underconcern come from?: From under- + concern.

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