C1 verb Formal

underlaudency

/ˌʌndərˈlɔːdənsi/

To fail to provide sufficient praise, recognition, or acclaim to an achievement or individual that deserves significantly more credit. This verb describes the act of downplaying or neglecting the merit of a noteworthy contribution.

Ejemplos

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1

I think many people underlaudency his cooking just because he uses simple ingredients.

I think many people fail to praise his cooking enough just because he uses simple ingredients.

2

The committee continues to underlaudency the researchers' breakthrough despite its clear global impact.

The committee continues to insufficiently recognize the researchers' breakthrough despite its clear global impact.

3

Don't underlaudency your own achievements; you worked harder than anyone else on this project.

Don't downplay your own achievements; you worked harder than anyone else on this project.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
underlaudence
Verb
underlaudency
Adverbio
underlaudently
Adjetivo
underlaudent
Relacionado
underlauder
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Truco para recordar

Break it down: 'Under' (below) + 'Laud' (to praise). Think of a 'laud' (praise) that is kept hidden 'under' a blanket.

Quiz rápido

Critics were accused of trying to ___ the new artist's impact on modern sculpture.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: underlaudency

Ejemplos

1

I think many people underlaudency his cooking just because he uses simple ingredients.

everyday

I think many people fail to praise his cooking enough just because he uses simple ingredients.

2

The committee continues to underlaudency the researchers' breakthrough despite its clear global impact.

formal

The committee continues to insufficiently recognize the researchers' breakthrough despite its clear global impact.

3

Don't underlaudency your own achievements; you worked harder than anyone else on this project.

informal

Don't downplay your own achievements; you worked harder than anyone else on this project.

4

Historically, literary scholars tended to underlaudency the influence of minor poets on the Romantic movement.

academic

Historically, literary scholars tended to give insufficient credit to the influence of minor poets on the Romantic movement.

5

Management should not underlaudency the efforts of the support staff during the merger transition.

business

Management should not fail to recognize the efforts of the support staff during the merger transition.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
underlaudence
Verb
underlaudency
Adverbio
underlaudently
Adjetivo
underlaudent
Relacionado
underlauder

Colocaciones comunes

underlaudency a contribution to fail to give credit to a contribution
habitually underlaudency to consistently fail to provide enough praise
tendency to underlaudency a tendency to withhold recognition
underlaudency the significance to fail to acknowledge the importance of something
grossly underlaudency to significantly fail to praise someone adequately

Frases Comunes

to underlaudency a feat

to not give a great achievement the credit it deserves

prone to underlaudency

likely to withhold praise

underlaudency the obvious

to fail to praise something that clearly deserves it

Se confunde a menudo con

underlaudency vs understate

Understate refers to describing something as smaller or less important than it is, while underlaudency specifically refers to withholding praise or acclaim.

underlaudency vs underlie

Underlie means to be the cause or basis of something, whereas underlaudency is an action of failing to praise.

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Notas de uso

This word is most effective in formal or academic contexts where one is critiquing a lack of appropriate recognition. As a verb, it focuses on the psychological or social act of withholding merit.

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Errores comunes

Learners often treat this as a noun because of the '-ency' suffix; remember that in this specific usage, it functions as a verb meaning to act with insufficient praise.

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Truco para recordar

Break it down: 'Under' (below) + 'Laud' (to praise). Think of a 'laud' (praise) that is kept hidden 'under' a blanket.

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Origen de la palabra

A modern construction combining the English prefix 'under-' with the Latin 'laudare' (to praise) and the suffix '-ency', used here as a verbal base.

Patrones gramaticales

transitive verb conjugated as underlaudencies, underlaudencied, underlaudencying often used in the infinitive 'to underlaudency'

Quiz rápido

Critics were accused of trying to ___ the new artist's impact on modern sculpture.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: underlaudency

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