Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underchallenge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-chal-lenge
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To challenge to an insufficient degree.

Transitive verb

noun

A challenge that is not sufficiently difficult.

Example Sentences

"2010, Jan Fawcett, M.D., Bernard Golden, Ph.D., Nancy Rosenfeld, New Hope For People With Bipolar Disorder Revised 2nd Edition: Your Friendly ... If you underchallenge yourself, the goal won't serve its purpose of providing meaning and orienting you to the future."
"An underchallenge also reflects an imbalance."

Etymology

* under- + challenge

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

underchallenges (present, singular) underchallenging (participle, present) underchallenged (participle, past) underchallenged (past) underchallenges (plural)

Questions

What does underchallenge mean?: To challenge to an insufficient degree.
Where does underchallenge come from?: * under- + challenge

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