underrepresent

To represent something as being lower or smaller than is the case.

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. - 2011, Veronica Szostalo, "Primary conflict", West End Word, volume 40, number 4, February 23 – March 8,...

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English represent English underrepresent From under- + represent.

Forms

underrepresents underrepresenting underrepresented under-represent