Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

understress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-stress
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To place insufficient emphasis on.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From under- + stress.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

understresses (present, singular) understressing (participle, present) understressed (participle, past) understressed (past)

Synonyms

underemphasize

Antonyms

overemphasize overstress

Questions

What does understress mean?
To place insufficient emphasis on.
Where does understress come from?
From under- + stress.

How to pronounce understress

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