Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underexpression

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-ex-pres-sion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Insufficient or abnormally low expression

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the underexpression of certain genes"
"your underexpression of passion"

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 expression English underexpression From under- + expression.

Usage

Inflected Forms

underexpressions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

overexpression underexpresser underexpressive

Questions

What does underexpression mean?: Insufficient or abnormally low expression
Where does underexpression 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 expression English underexpression From under- + expression.

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