Word: underreact
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
re
act
Definition: To react inadequately.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: re-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a completive or intensification of the base; up, a-, out
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: back, backwards
Affix: act
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ācta
Language: la
Decoded: acta
Meaning: register of events