underaccommodation

noun

Insufficient convergence; the situation where a speaker is underaccommodative.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

noununderaccommodation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesInsufficient convergence; the situation where a speaker is underaccommodative.

    Friendships with members of a younger cohort may also be marked by underaccomodation, a linguistic phenomenon in which older adults engage in egocentric topic selection during conversation.

    2003, Charles M Dorn, John O. Greene, Brant Raney Burleson, Handbook of Communication and Social Interaction Skills, →ISBN, page 665
  2. uncountablemedicineThe improper adjustment of the eye muscles so that the focal point of a target image falls short of the retina.

    ...attributed to the fact that infantile astigmatism can disrupt emmetropization by reducing an infant sensitivity to focusing signals, thus leading to underaccomodation or alignment impairment with a physiological fix of elongated eye ball [18].

    2016, Moheem Masumali Halari, Chidambra Dhariwal Halari, Otohinoyi David Adeiza, D'Souza Ryan Alex Francis, Igberi Ugochi Calista, Akanbi Hameed Ayotunde, “Prevalence of Eye Defects Among Medical Students in Dominica”, in erican Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, volume 18, number 1
  3. uncountableFailure to provide adequate accommodation to the needs of someone.

    Unfortunately, recent studies have shown that the ADA may not be having its intended impact.In fact, it appears that underaccomodation continues to be a major barrier to equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities (Braddock & Bachelder, 1994).

    2001, Burton Gummer, “Peer relationships in organizations: Mutual assistance, employees with disabilities, and distributive justice”, in Administration in Social Work, volume 25, number 4

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  13. Proto-Italic*ad
  14. Proto-Italic*ad-
  15. Latinad-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  17. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  18. Proto-Italic*kom
  19. Proto-Italic*kom-
  20. Latincom-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*médos
  23. Proto-Italic*medos
  24. Latinmodus
  25. Latincommodus
  26. Latincommodum
  27. Latincommodō
  28. Latinaccommodō
  29. Latinaccommodātiōnem
  30. Frenchaccommodation
  31. Englishaccommodation
  32. Englishunderaccommodation

From under- + accommodation.

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APA

underaccommodation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underaccommodation

MLA

“underaccommodation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underaccommodation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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