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ˈunder-ˌaction
[under-1 6 b, 10 b.]
1. Subordinate or subsidiary action, as in the plot of a play or poem.
1697Dryden æneis Ded. ⁋1 The least and most trivial episodes, or under-actions, which are interwoven in it, are parts either necessary or convenient to carry on the main design.
2. Insufficient or defective action; less than normal activity.
1887Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. IV. 656 Correction of underaction and overaction of muscles, nerves, and their central reflex apparatus. |