UNDERDEVELOPMENT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast
   Hypernyms(s) underdevelopment is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • development (what does development mean?)
   • developing (what does developing mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • underdevelop (what does underdevelop mean?)
2. Meaning
   • state of inadequate development
   Usage Example(s)
   • much poverty can be traced to the underdevelopment of industry
   Hypernyms(s) underdevelopment is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • development (what does development mean?)