underchallenge

English

Etymology

• under- ‎ challenge

Pronunciation

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Verb

underchallenge (third-person singular simple present underchallenges, present participle underchallenging, simple past and past participle underchallenged)

1. (transitive) To challenge to an insufficient degree.
   • 2010, Jan Fawcett, M.D., Bernard Golden, Ph.D., Nancy Rosenfeld, New Hope For People With Bipolar Disorder Revised 2nd Edition: Your Friendly ...

     If you underchallenge yourself, the goal won't serve its purpose of providing meaning and orienting you to the future.

Translations

challenge to an insufficient degree

• German: unterfordern (de)

Noun

underchallenge (plural underchallenges)

1. A challenge that is not sufficiently difficult.
   • 2003, Paula Kramer, Jim Hinojosa, Charlotte Brasic Royeen, Perspectives in Human Occupation: Participation in Life‎^[1]:

     An underchallenge also reflects an imbalance.

Translations

challenge that is not sufficiently difficult

• German: Unterforderung (de) f