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underdevelopment

un·der·de·velopment

US/ˌʌndɜrdʌˈvɛlʌpmʌnt/ uncommon

noun

1.

state of inadequate development

  • “much poverty can be traced to the underdevelopment of industry”
2.

(photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast

Origin

From under- + development.

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