Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underdefend

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-de-fend
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To defend inadequately.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From under- + defend.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

underdefends (present, singular) underdefending (participle, present) underdefended (participle, past) underdefended (past)

Synonyms

underprotect

Questions

What does underdefend mean?
To defend inadequately.
Where does underdefend come from?
From under- + defend.

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