Meanings
undiagnosed1
- not comparableThat had not been diagnosed.
After the accident, a sleep study identified that the GBRf driver had previously undiagnosed severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.
2023 August 23, “Network News: RAIB cites driver fatigue as factor in 28mph collision”, in RAIL, number 990, page 122 more examples
But what if you have an odd or quirky symptom besides snoring? You and your loved ones may have no idea that you are in danger, and the condition could go undiagnosed for years.
2023 November 27, Sandee LaMotte, “Five weird signs of sleep apnea”, in CNNThe chronic condition affects around 8% to 13% of women and girls of reproductive age worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, but as many as 70% could be experiencing PCOS while undiagnosed.
2024 January 31, Kristen Rogers, “Condition affecting at least 1 in 10 women linked with cognitive decline, study finds”, in CNN
undiagnosed2
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of undiagnose
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveeluding diagnosis
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
undiagnosed · adjective
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishdiagnosed
- Englishundiagnosed
undiagnosed · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish udiagnosticeret
- udiagnosticeretnot diagnosed
Greek αδιάγνωστος
- αδιάγνωστος (adiágnostos)not diagnosed
Norwegian Bokmål udiagnostisert
- udiagnostisertnot diagnosed
Cite this entry
undiagnosed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undiagnosed
“undiagnosed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undiagnosed. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undiagnosed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undiagnosed.
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