undercharacterizev.

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: underˈcharacterize.

transitive. To depict or play with insufficient characterization or subtlety.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > act [verb (transitive)] > act in specific manner

misact1609

tragedize1755

overact1760

overplay1767

to walk through ——1824

underact1847

to play down to ——1880

routine1897

underplay1897

milk1921

ham1933

hoke1935

to camp it up1957

to play for laughs (also a laugh)1963

undercharacterize1970

1970 Times 16 Dec. 11 In the wry second movement..the players needed more detailed help with phrasing, and the work as a whole was under~characterized.

Derivatives

ˌundercharacteriˈzation n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun] > under-acting

undercharacterization1968

1968 Time (Atlantic ed.) 26 Apr. 50 Couples is flawed by overwriting and undercharacterization.

underˈcharacterized adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [adjective] > under-acted

undercharacterized1960

1960 Times 13 Jan. 6/6 Minor characters, either under~characterized..or over-characterized, but in both cases quite lifeless.

1963 Times 14 Feb. 8/1 The outer movements..sounded mechanical and under-characterized.

1977 Gramophone Feb. 1270/1 Impressive as his playing is, in the last resort it is a degree under~characterized.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	undercharacterize
释义	undercharacterizev. Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: underˈcharacterize. transitive. To depict or play with insufficient characterization or subtlety. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > act [verb (transitive)] > act in specific manner misact1609 tragedize1755 overact1760 overplay1767 to walk through ——1824 underact1847 to play down to ——1880 routine1897 underplay1897 milk1921 ham1933 hoke1935 to camp it up1957 to play for laughs (also a laugh)1963 undercharacterize1970 1970 Times 16 Dec. 11 In the wry second movement..the players needed more detailed help with phrasing, and the work as a whole was under~characterized. Derivatives ˌundercharacteriˈzation n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun] > under-acting undercharacterization1968 1968 Time (Atlantic ed.) 26 Apr. 50 Couples is flawed by overwriting and undercharacterization. underˈcharacterized adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [adjective] > under-acted undercharacterized1960 1960 Times 13 Jan. 6/6 Minor characters, either under~characterized..or over-characterized, but in both cases quite lifeless. 1963 Times 14 Feb. 8/1 The outer movements..sounded mechanical and under-characterized. 1977 Gramophone Feb. 1270/1 Impressive as his playing is, in the last resort it is a degree under~characterized. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1960
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