Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underdiagnosed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-diag-nosed
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

diagnosed less frequently than its occurrence.

Example Sentences

"Mood disorders, such as anxiety disorders and major depression, are often described as underdiagnosed and undertreated, in part because people with the disorders often do not seek treatment."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English diagnosed English underdiagnosed From under- + diagnosed.

Inflected Forms

more underdiagnosed (comparative) most underdiagnosed (superlative)

Antonyms

overdiagnosed

Questions

What does underdiagnosed mean?: diagnosed less frequently than its occurrence.
Where does underdiagnosed come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English diagnosed English underdiagnosed From under- + diagnosed.

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