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underemphasis

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un⋅der⋅em⋅pha⋅sis

  [uhn-der-em-fuh-sis]
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–noun
inadequate emphasis.
Origin:
1960–65; under- + emphasis
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un·der·em·pha·size   (ŭn'dər-ěm'fə-sīz')   
tr.v.   un·der·em·pha·sized, un·der·em·pha·siz·ing, un·der·em·pha·siz·es
To fail to give enough emphasis to.
un'der·em'pha·sis (-sĭs) n.
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