1. State of inadequate development
   "much poverty can be traced to the underdevelopment of industry" 
2. (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast

Derived forms: underdevelopments

See also: underdevelop

Type of: developing, development

Encyclopedia: Underdevelopment

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