"underuse" meaning in All languages combined

See underuse on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: underuses [plural]
Etymology: under- + use Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|use}} under- + use Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} underuse (usually uncountable, plural underuses)
  1. The act of using (something) less than expected. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (the act of using (something) less than expected): alikäyttö (Finnish), sous-utilisation [feminine] (French), sotto utilizzo [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-underuse-en-noun-dQAVyy3t

Verb [English]

Forms: underuses [present, singular, third-person], underusing [participle, present], underused [participle, past], underused [past]
Etymology: under- + use Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|use}} under- + use Head templates: {{en-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 Translations (to use (something) less than expected): infrautilitzar (Catalan), alikäyttää (Finnish), sottoutilizzare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-underuse-en-verb-cERudONh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 32 68

Inflected forms

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