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Meaning of underaction | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

/ˌʌndəɹˈækʃən/

Definitions

subplot; a minor event incidental or subsidiary to the main story.
countable, obsolete, uncountable
Inefficient action.
countable, uncountable

Examples

“The least and most trivial episodes or underactions […] are parts necessary or convenient to carry on the main design.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

underactivation underactive thyroid underactivity underactor Underacts underactuation