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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Undershadow
Hi,
"She catches him talking to the twins and is shocked to see that he finds everything they do really cool. She thinks that he, as a former high school nerd, is living his cool fantasies through his kids."
What does the sentence in bold mean?
Katherine stares angrily at Bree, maddened by the fact that she herself is being undershadowed by her.
What does 'undershadowed' mean here?
Thanks.
"She catches him talking to the twins and is shocked to see that he finds everything they do really cool. She thinks that he, as a former high school nerd, is living his cool fantasies through his kids."
What does the sentence in bold mean?
Katherine stares angrily at Bree, maddened by the fact that she herself is being undershadowed by her.
What does 'undershadowed' mean here?
Thanks.
Top answer
1. He wanted to be cool during high school, but never was. So, he is trying to have that chance by having his kids live a cool lifestyle in highschool.
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- He wanted to be cool during high school, but never was.
- So, he is trying to have that chance by having his kids live a cool lifestyle in highschool.
- Basically, A parent impressing or trying to impress their dreams onto their children (in his case, he didn't force them, only encourage and support them since he likes what the twins are doing at school).
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1. He wanted to be cool during high school, but never was. So, he is trying to have that chance by having his kids live a cool lifestyle in highschool.
Basically, A parent impressing or trying to impress their dreams onto their children (in his case, he didn't force them, only encourage and support them since he likes what the twins are doing at school).
2. undershadow - Think
Basically, A parent impressing or trying to impress their dreams onto their children (in his case, he didn't force them, only encourage and support them since he likes what the twins are doing at school).
2. undershadow - Think
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"Undershadowed" is nonsense (unless it's a deliberate inversion of the actual term, overshadow). The meaning that holyduke gave for "undershadowed" is actually (kind of) what "overshadowed" means; I have never seen or heard anyone say "undershadow".
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