underuse

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí

Proto-Indo-European *-ér

Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér

Proto-Germanic *under

Proto-West Germanic *undar

Old English under-

Middle English under-

English under-

Proto-Italic *oissos

Latin ūsus

Old French usbor.

Middle English use

English use

English underuse

From under- + use.

Pronunciation

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Noun

underuse (usually uncountable, plural underuses)

1. The act of using (something) less than expected.

Translations

the act of using (something) less than expected

• Finnish: alikäyttö
• French: sous-utilisation (fr) f
• Italian: sotto utilizzo m

Verb

underuse (third-person singular simple present underuses, present participle underusing, simple past and past participle underused)

1. to use (something) less than expected

Synonyms

• underutilize

Antonyms

• overuse

Translations

to use (something) less than expected

• Catalan: infrautilitzar (ca)
• Finnish: alikäyttää
• Italian: sottoutilizzare