undocumentedness

noun

The quality of being undocumented (not having official documentation required to enter, live or work in a country).

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Meanings

nounundocumentedness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being undocumented (not having official documentation required to enter, live or work in a country).

    In situations of unequal social power, such as encounters between health care providers and immigrant patients, fear and distrust related to undocumentedness and other cultural, economic, social, or political factors may be heightened.

    2004, Joyce J. Fitzpatrick - PhD - MBA - RN - FAAN, Annual Review of Nursing Research - Volume 22: Eliminating Health Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the United States, Annual Reviews of Nursing Research Press, page 124
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    The illegalization of undocumentedness, then, has made it possible for undocumented immigration to be identified, categorized and managed as a dangerous population. With undocumentedness or illegality as the defining element of their individuality …

    2009, Rens van Munster, Palgrave Studies in International Relations - Securitizing Immigration - The Politics of Risk in the EU, Palgrave Macmillan Publishing, page 31

Origin

From undocumented + -ness.

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

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

Chicago

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

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