underside
noun
un·der·side
ˈən-dər-ˌsīd 
ˌən-dər-ˈsīd
1
: the side or surface lying underneath
2
: a side usually hidden from sight
specifically
: the more unpleasant or reprehensible side
the underside of politics
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the underside of the table
The book explores the underside of human nature.
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The environment outside his 60-foot projectile would have brought mere mortals to their knees in prayer, but as the wind shrieked and sharp waves pounded the underside of his carbon-fiber vessel, Dalin was in his element.
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Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
The machinations are less like coherent conspiracies than like the mysterious reverberations of dreams—violent, predatory dreams that seem like the underside of the virtuous myths that Americans eagerly bought from their Hollywood President.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
The environment outside his 60-foot projectile would have brought mere mortals to their knees in prayer, but as the wind shrieked and sharp waves pounded the underside of his carbon-fiber vessel, Dalin was in his element.
—George Allen, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
And then the surface of it is covered in these undulating micro pleats that reference the underside of a mushroom.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2025
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underside
noun
un·der·side
ˈən-dər-ˌsīd
ˌən-dər-ˈsīd
: the side or part lying underneath
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