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verb · transitive

understress

understress · understresses · understressed · understressing

To place insufficient emphasis onTo place insufficient emphasis on.

Meaning

1 senses

To place insufficient emphasis on.

Origin

From under- + stress.

From under- + stress.

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Forms

understresses, understressing, understressed, understressed

Base form	understress · to understress
3rd person singular	understresses
Present participle	understressing
Past simple	understressed
Past participle	understressed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	understress
he, she, it	understresses

Past simpleLesson

all persons

understressed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have understressed
he, she, it	has understressed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will understress

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

overemphasizeB2 overstress

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

understate understatement understood understudy undertakeB2

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