"underaction" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌʌndəɹˈækʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-underaction.wav [Southern-England] Forms: underactions [plural]
Etymology: under- + action Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|action}} under- + action Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} underaction (countable and uncountable, plural underactions)
  1. Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-underaction-en-noun-xYaq7iGO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 92 8 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 65 35
  2. Inefficient action. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-underaction-en-noun-PFomaiH8

Inflected forms

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