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under-represented

adjective, verb

under-represented is an adjective meaning “having inadequate representation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled U-N-D-E-R-R-E-P-R-E-S-E-N-T-E-D.

What does under-represented mean?

adjective

  1. 1

    having inadequate representation.

verb

  1. 1

    simple past and past participle of under-represent (a form of under-represent)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Forms of under-represented

  • underrepresented

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Words people confuse with under-represented

Also written: underrepresented (one word or two).

Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).