Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underexpressed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-ex-pressed
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not expressed to the usual or expected degree

Example Sentences

"These genes may be overexpressed and underexpressed with respect to the other genes and with respect to a particular condition."

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 expressed English underexpressed From under- + expressed.

Inflected Forms

more underexpressed (comparative) most underexpressed (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

underexpression

Antonyms

overexpressed

Questions

What does underexpressed mean?: Not expressed to the usual or expected degree
Where does underexpressed 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 expressed English underexpressed From under- + expressed.

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