underactive

un·der·ac·tive

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-ak-tiv]
- /ˌʌn dərˈæk tɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-ak-tiv]
- /ˌʌn dərˈæk tɪv/

Definitions of underactive word

adjective underactive insufficiently active: an underactive thyroid gland. 1
adjective underactive not sufficiently active 0
adjective underactive (of the thyroid or adrenal glands) not functioning at full capacity 0

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Origin of underactive

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60; under- + active

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Parts of speech for Underactive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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underactive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

underactive usage trend in Literature

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