underdevelopment

ˌʌndərdɪˈvɛləpmənt

Definition

Definition of underdevelopment - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

not fully developedstate where growth or development is incomplete or lacking

The region still suffers from underdevelopment.

immaturity

incompleteness

photography

TECH.

inadequate processing of film causing poor contrast

TECH.

The photo was ruined by underdevelopment during processing.

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Origin of underdevelopment

Prefix under- (below) + development (growth)

Terms with underdevelopment included in their meaning

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backwater town

underdevelopment

underdeveloped town lacking excitement or opportunities

fourth world

business

regions with extreme poverty and underdevelopment

ateleiosis

medical

form of infantilism with physical underdevelopment

ateliosis

infantilism

physical underdevelopment with normal intelligence

hypoplasia

medical

underdevelopment of a tissue or organ due to few cells

hypoplastic

adj.

medical

relating to underdevelopment of tissues or organs

Examples of underdevelopment in a sentence

The project's underdevelopment caused repeated delays.
The image suffered from underdevelopment, losing details.
Underdevelopment led to the film's poor quality.

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French:sous-développement, développement insuffisant, ...
German:Unterentwicklung, mangelhafte Entwicklung, ...
Italian:sottosviluppo, sviluppo insufficiente, ...
Spanish:subdesarrollo, procesamiento inadecuado, ...
Portuguese:subdesenvolvimento, ...
Chinese:欠发达, 显影不足, ...
Japanese:未発展, 現像不足, ...
Arabic:تَخَلُّف, نقص التحميض, ...
Hebrew:תַּת־פִּתּוּחַ, פִּתּוּחַ חָסֵר, ...
Russian:недоразвитие, недостаточная обработка, ...
Ukrainian:недорозвиненість, недообробка, ...
Hindi:अधूरे विकास, अपर्याप्त प्रोसेसिंग, ...
Bengali:অপর্যাপ্ত উন্নয়ন, ফিল্ম উন্নয়ন, ...
Catalan:subdesenvolupament, revelat insuficient, ...
Czech:zaostalost, podvyvolání, ...
Danish:underudvikling, ...
Dutch:onderontwikkeling, ...
Greek:υποανάπτυξη, ανεπαρκής εμφάνιση, ...
Hungarian:elmaradottság, alulhívás, ...
Khmer:ភាពមិនទាន់អភិវឌ្ឍ, ការលាងហ្វីលមិនគ្រប់គ្រាន់, ...
Korean:저개발, 현상 부족, ...
Persian:توسعه‌نیافتگی, پردازش ناکافی, ...
Polish:niedorozwój, niedowywołanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):subdesenvolvimento, sub-revelação, ...
Romanian:subdezvoltare, procesare insuficientă, ...
Swedish:underutveckling, underframkallning, ...
Thai:ความไม่พัฒนา, การประมวลผลฟิล์มที่ไม่เพียงพอ, ...
Turkish:azgelişmişlik, yetersiz banyo, ...
Vietnamese:sự kém phát triển, quá trình xử lý không đầy đủ, ...

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