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underbite

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʌndəˌbaɪt/
  • General-American: /ˈʌndɚˌbaɪt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌʌndəˈbaɪt/
  • General-American: /ˌʌndɚˈbaɪt/
  • rhymes with -aɪt

1

noun

Meaning 1

A malocclusion, in which the lower teeth extend past the upper ones

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To use insufficient acid in an etching process, so that the result is too shallow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English bite English underbite From under- + bite.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: underbid — condition of lower teeth extending past upper ones
  • Finnish: alapurenta — condition of lower teeth extending past upper ones
  • German: Unterbiss — condition of lower teeth extending past upper ones
  • Spanish: submordida — condition of lower teeth extending past upper ones
  • Swedish: underbett — condition of lower teeth extending past upper ones