"underplacement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: underplacements [plural]
Etymology: under- + placement Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|placement}} under- + placement Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} underplacement (countable and uncountable, plural underplacements)
  1. Placement below or subordinate to others. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-underplacement-en-noun-B~PiWXbl Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 41 22 36
  2. Assignment to a placement that does not fully use the person's talents. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-underplacement-en-noun-HcPCYmyz Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 41 22 36
  3. Extreme underconfidence. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-underplacement-en-noun-Af43n9Zy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 37 56 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 41 22 36

Inflected forms

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