Word: underproduction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
pro
duc
tion
Definition: The production of an insufficient amount.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: product
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To produce.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prōductus
Language: la
Decoded: productus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: invented, devised, produced, having been invented
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.