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underdevelopment

noun as in barrenness

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In such an ongoing climate of isolation, anger and underdevelopment, there seem few safe and accessible ways for Americans to gather peacefully anymore.

From Salon

The U.N. cites the "excessive production and transaction costs and barriers to trade with the rest of the world" imposed by Israel as the primary cause of severe underdevelopment in the occupied territories, including Gaza.

From Salon

It was thought that this underdevelopment at birth encouraged greater brain plasticity, ultimately facilitating human intelligence.

We also observed microcephaly, the underdevelopment of the head and brain, as well as lower birth weight, which became worse the more the male parent drank.

From Salon

Eight decades on, however, Italians form a major part of a burgeoning and increasingly lucrative tourist trade that accounted for 20% of GDP last year in a Balkan country where underdevelopment remains widespread.

From Reuters

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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