understress

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verb

To place insufficient emphasis on.

Similar
underemphasize
Opposite
overemphasizeoverstress
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Meanings

verbunderstress (third-person singular simple present understresses, present participle understressing, simple past and past participle understressed)

present singular third person understresses · participle present understressing · participle past understressed · past understressed

  1. transitiveTo place insufficient emphasis on.

    Synonyms: underemphasize · Antonyms: overemphasize, overstress

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo place insufficient emphasis on.

Similar
underemphasize
Opposite
overemphasizeoverstress

Origin

From under- + stress.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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