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undeveloped

UK
/ˌʌndɪˈvɛləpt/
US
/ˌʌndɪˈvɛləpt/

Translations

undevelopedadjective
more undeveloped
Comp.
most undeveloped
Super.
UK
/ˌʌndɪˈvɛləpt/
US
/ˌʌndɪˈvɛləpt/
non développé
The region is largely undeveloped.
La région est en grande partie non développée.
non construitPour un terrain, un lot ou une zone sans construction ni aménagement.
The undeveloped land was perfect for the new housing project.
Le terrain non construit était parfait pour le nouveau projet de logements.
non développéEn photographie, pour une pellicule ou un négatif qui n’a pas été traité chimiquement.
He found several rolls of undeveloped film in an old drawer.
Il a trouvé plusieurs rouleaux de pellicule non développée dans un vieux tiroir.
immaturePour un être vivant encore au stade de croissance ou de maturation.
The plant remained undeveloped due to lack of sunlight.
La plante est restée immature par manque de lumière solaire.
Additional translations
pas encore développéSe dit surtout d’un projet, d’une idée ou d’une capacité insuffisamment avancée.
non aménagéPour un terrain ou un espace qui n’a pas été mis en valeur ou équipé.
Synonyms
unformed
primitive
raw
unrefined
immature
backward
nascent
inchoate
Antonyms
developed
undevelopverb

undeveloped

Past Simple

undeveloped
Past Simple
undeveloped
Past Participle
undeveloping
Gerund
dédévelopperrare ; au sens de faire régresser ou de revenir à un état moins avancé
Unchecked deforestation can quickly undevelop a once-thriving ecosystem.
La déforestation incontrôlée peut rapidement dédévélopper un écosystème autrefois prospère.
freinerau sens de ralentir ou empêcher le développement
Tough new regulations might undevelop the local housing market.
De nouvelles réglementations strictes pourraient freiner le marché local du logement.
Additional translations
dédévelopperphotographie, emploi vieilli
Synonyms
devolve
regress
retrogress
reverse
roll back
backslide
backtrack
stunt
arrest (development)
retard (delay)
undo development
undermine development

Definitions

undevelopedadjective
Not fully grown or matured.
The plant remained undeveloped due to lack of sunlight.
Not advanced or progressed; lacking in development.
The region is largely undeveloped, with few roads and infrastructure.
Not having been built on or used for a specific purpose.
The undeveloped land was perfect for the new housing project.
Not processed with chemicals; (of photographic film or negatives) not developed.
He found several rolls of undeveloped film in an old drawer.
undevelopverb
to cause something that has been developed to return to a less advanced or less effective state; to reverse development
Unchecked deforestation can quickly undevelop a once-thriving ecosystem.
to prevent something from being developed or brought to completion
Tough new regulations might undevelop the local housing market.
(photography, obsolete) to remove the developed image from photographic material, rendering it undeveloped again
The technician attempted to undevelop the overexposed plate with a special chemical bath.
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