Underdevelopment

Definition: Underdevelopment

Underdevelopment

Noun

1. State of inadequate development: "much poverty can be traced to the underdevelopment of industry".

2. (of film) inadequately processed and so lacking adequate contrast.

Crosswords: Underdevelopment

English words defined with "underdevelopment": ateleiosis, ateliosis ♦ hypoplasia. (references)

Specialty definitions using "underdevelopment": Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome ♦ PLATE INSPECTOR. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	A Shattered Dream: Understanding Pakistan's Underdevelopment (reference) Out from Underdevelopment Revisited: Changing Global Structures and the Remaking of the Third World (International Political Economy) (reference) Persistent Poverty: Underdevelopment in Plantation Economies of the Third World (reference) Regime change in a resource economy : the politics of underdevelopment in Newfoundland since 1825 (reference) The Economic and Social Consequences of Conflict (War and Underdevelopment, Volume 1) (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Memories of Underdevelopment (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		This enlargement occurs when there is an underdevelopment or lack of thickening of the white matter in the posterior cerebrum. (references)
		Mobius syndrome, a rare genetic disorder characterized by facial paralysis, is caused by the absence or underdevelopment of the 6th and 7th cranial nerves. (references)
		Between the ages of 5 and 10, incontinence may be the result of a small bladder capacity, long sleeping periods, and underdevelopment of the body's alarms that signal a full or emptying bladder. (references)
Children	India	In May Kul Chandra Gautam, the Deputy Director of UNICEF, stated during a meeting of regional senior government leaders, that the "human landscape in our region continues to be characterized by poverty, underdevelopment, discrimination, environmental degradation, social upheaval, conflict and natural disasters. (references)
Economic History	Tunisia	FURTHER OFFERS HAVE BEEN STALLED, PARTLY BY THE UNDERDEVELOPMENT OF THE SECONDARY MARKET. (references)
	Guatemala	The underdevelopment of Guatemala's infrastructure remains and will continue to be a significant obstacle to investment and economic development. (references)
Indigenous People	El Salvador	Indigenous women in particular have little access to educational and work opportunities due to cultural practices, lack of resources, and rural underdevelopment. (references)
Political Economy	India	Other factors that mitigate an otherwise "business-friendly" environment include India's stultifying and still largely unreformed bureaucracy, and various forms of social tensions (some manifested violently) in a huge and extremely diverse population, much of which suffers extreme poverty and the burdens of underdevelopment. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Underdevelopment" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.81% of the time. "Underdevelopment" is used about 84 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	98.81%	83	36,350
Noun (common)	1.19%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	84	N/A

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Language		Translations for "underdevelopment"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		发展不足. (various references)

French		sauvegarde de la paix dans le monde, ainsi que ... efforts qui sont faits pour lutter contre le sous-développement (safeguard of peace in the world and ... struggle against underdevelopment), la persistance du sous-développement dans le monde (continuing underdevelopment in the world). (various references)

German		unterentwicklung (backwardness, under developement). (various references)

Greek		υπανάπτυξη. (various references)

Italian		sottosviluppo. (various references)

Pig Latin		erdevelopmentunday

Romanian		subdezvoltare. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "underdevelopment": underdevelopments. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "underdevelopment" (pronounced underduve"lupmunt)
9	-v e" l u p m u n t	development, redevelopment.
5	-p m u n t	encampment, entrapment, equipment, escapement, escarpment, shipment.
4	-m u n t	abandonment, abatement, accompaniment, accomplishment, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adjournment, adjustment, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, amendment, amusement, announcement, annulment, antigovernment, apartment, appeasement, appointment, apportionment, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, assessment, assignment, assortment, astonishment, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, basement, battlement, bemusement, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, claimant, Clement, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, complement, comportment, concealment, condiment, confinement, consignment, containment, contentment, copayment, curtailment, debarment, debasement, deferment, department, deployment, deportment, derailment, detachment, determent, detriment, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, displacement, divestment, dormant, easement, element, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrenchment, environment, establishment, estrangement, excitement, excrement, experiment, extinguishment, figment, filament, formant, fragment, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, government, harassment, impairment, impeachment, impediment, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, incitement, inclement, increment, indictment, inducement, informant, infotainment, infringement, installment, instrument, integument, internment, intersegment, investment, involvement, judgement, judgment, ligament, maltreatment, management, measurement, micromanagement, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, movement, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nourishment, ointment, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, parchment, parliament, pavement, payment, pigment, placement, postponement, postretirement, predicament, prejudgment, prepayment, presentment, procurement, pronouncement, punishment, puzzlement, readjustment, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recruitment, redeployment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refurbishment, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, repayment, replacement, replenishment, requirement, resentment, resettlement, restatement, retirement, retrenchment, rudiment, sacrament, sediment, segment, sentiment, settlement, statement, supplement, temperament, tenement, testament, tournament, treatment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, vehement, wonderment.
3	-u n t	aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accountant, adherent, adjacent, adjutant, adolescent, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, ambient, ambivalent, ancient, antecedent, antidepressant, antioxidant, apparent, applicant, ardent, argent, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assistant, astringent, attendant, belligerent, beneficent, benevolent, blatant, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, clairvoyant, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, compliant, component, concomitant, concurrent, confident, confluent, consequent, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, contaminant, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, dependent, depressant, descendant, descendent, despondent, detergent, determinant, deterrent, deviant, different, diligent, discordant, disinfectant, disobedient, dispersant, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, docent, dominant, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, elephant, eloquent, emergent, emigrant, eminent, entrant, equivalent, errant, esculent, evanescent, evident, excellent, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, exponent, extant, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, gallant, giant, grandiloquent, grandparent, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impatient, impertinent, important, impotent, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, incumbent, indecent, independent, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, indulgent, inefficient, infant, infrequent, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, instant, insufficient, insurgent, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, merchant, migrant, militant, miscreant, monovalent, mordant, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nonresident, nonviolent, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, outpatient, overconfident, oxidant, pageant, parent, participant, patent, patient, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, piquant, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prescient, present, prevalent, proficient, prominent, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, pursuant, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, reagent, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recurrent, redundant, refrigerant, Regent, registrant, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repellent, repentant, repugnant, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, reverent, rodent, ruminant, salient, seafront, sealant, semipermanent, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, tenant, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-d-e-e-e-e-l-m-n-n-o-p-r-t-u-v"
	-3 letters: overdependent, redevelopment.
	-5 letters: development, envelopment, redeveloped, undeveloped, volunteered.
	Words containing the letters "d-d-e-e-e-e-l-m-n-n-o-p-r-t-u-v"
	+1 letter: underdevelopments.
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

55 6E 64 65 72 64 65 76 65 6C 6F 70 6D 65 6E 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

..- -. -.. . .-. -.. . ...- . .-.. --- .--. -- . -. -

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010101 01101110 01100100 01100101 01110010 01100100 01100101 01110110 01100101 01101100 01101111 01110000 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#85 &#110 &#100 &#101 &#114 &#100 &#101 &#118 &#101 &#108 &#111 &#112 &#109 &#101 &#110 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0055 006E 0064 0065 0072 0064 0065 0076 0065 006C 006F 0070 006D 0065 006E 0074

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

55807071847071887178818279718086

Non-English Dictionaries with "Underdevelopment"

Language	Coverage	Language Translations
Chinese	字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译	汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, cinese, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez
French	dictionnaire, définition, traduction	法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte
German	Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition	德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , allemand, �"ερμανός, tedesco, neamţ
Greek	λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση	希腊语, 希臘語 , grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, greacã
Italian	dizionario, definizione, traduzione	意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã
Romanian	translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire, dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire	罗马尼亚语, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, rumeno, român
English	Dictionary, Definition, Translation	英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, englezesc

Expression	Frequency per Day
underdevelopment	10
dependency underdevelopment	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Underdevelopment

Definition: Underdevelopment