Word: undermatching
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
ma
tching
Definition: The practice of accepting a match that is less than optimal, especially when accepting a place at a college or university when a superior one was available
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: match
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of