underrepresent
verb
underrepresent is a verb meaning “To represent something as being lower or smaller than is the case” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled U-N-D-E-R-R-E-P-R-E-S-E-N-T and has 5 syllables.
What does underrepresent mean?
verb
- 1
To represent something as being lower or smaller than is the case.
- 2
To give something insufficient or inadequate representation.
Kessler […] said that he decided to run for alderman because he felt that Triplett underrepresented the ward.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce underrepresent?
- US
Underrepresent has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-underrepresent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of underrepresent
- underrepresents present, singular, he/she/it
- underrepresenting participle, present
- underrepresented participle, past
- under-represent
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate underrepresent?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of underrepresent: underrep.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does underrepresent come from?
From under- + represent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).