Word: underprovision
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
pro
vi
sion
Definition: To provide less than is necessary.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: provide
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prō-
Language: la
Decoded: pro-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bringing into being, forth, or into the open
Affix: videō
Language: la
Decoded: video
Meaning: I see
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.