underfunction

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verb

To function inadequately.

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Meanings

verbunderfunction (third-person singular simple present underfunctions, present participle underfunctioning, simple past and past participle underfunctioned)

present singular third person underfunctions · participle present underfunctioning · participle past underfunctioned · past underfunctioned

  1. intransitiveTo function inadequately.

    The reciprocal position for his employees would be to underfunction in their job responsibilities, especially in duties that overlapped or were interrelated to his responsibilities as the family center director.

    2011, Ona Cohn Bregman, Charles M. White, Bringing Systems Thinking to Life
noununderfunction (uncountable)
  1. uncountableInadequate function.

Origin

From under- + function.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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