underdistinction

noun

Failure to distinguish adequately, as one thing from another.

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Meanings

noununderdistinction (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFailure to distinguish adequately, as one thing from another.

Origin

under- + distinction

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APA

underdistinction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdistinction

MLA

“underdistinction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdistinction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underdistinction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdistinction.

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