understage

== English == === Etymology === From under- +‎ stage. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === understage (not comparable) (of machinery etc) underneath the stage === Noun === understage (plural understages) (theater) The area beneath a stage. === Verb === understage (third-person singular simple present understages, present participle understaging, simple past and past participle understaged) (medicine) To underestimate the severity of a patient's illness === Related terms === overstage