English noun: underdevelopment | |||
| 1. | underdevelopment (state) state of inadequate development | ||
| Samples | Much poverty can be traced to the underdevelopment of industry. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | development | ||
| 2. | underdevelopment (process) (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | developing, development | ||
| Domain category | photography, picture taking | ||