Would the word 'undetection' be correctly understood?
Recently I tried to find a right word which would describe a fact that something was not detected. The adjective 'undetected' does exist, but how about a pertinent noun? Would 'undetection' as an antonym of 'detection' be of help or one ought to find another word instead?
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lukand Would 'undetection' as an antonym of 'detection' be of help or one ought to find another word instead? I imagined talking about a submarine whose presence is a threat, saying that its detection is vital, and its _____ would be disastrous. I would use "non-detection".
- lukand Would 'undetection' as an antonym of 'detection' be of help or one ought to find another word instead?
- I imagined talking about a submarine whose presence is a threat, saying that its detection is vital, and its _____ would be disastrous.
- I would use "non-detection".
- "Un-" seems to me to imply agency too much for that.
- Undetecting would be to undo detecting.
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lukandWould 'undetection' as an antonym of 'detection' be of help or one ought to find another word instead?
I imagined talking about a submarine whose presence is a threat, saying that its detection is vital, and its _____ would be disastrous. I would use "non-detection". "Un-" seems to me to imply agency too much for that. Undetecting would be to undo det
0lukandhow about a pertinent noun?
Would 'undetection' as an antonym of 'detection' be of help
Not 'undetection'. The usual solution to this problem is "failure to ____", or in your case, "failure to detect".
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