Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underreport

/ˌʌndɚɹɪpˈɔɹt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-re-port
IPA: /ˌʌndɚɹɪpˈɔɹt/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To report a number falsely, making it smaller than it ought to be, especially to do so intentionally

verb

As a group, to report something less frequently than it actually occurs

Example Sentences

"March 9, 2007, Lara Jordan, Associated Press, Audit Slams FBI Use Of Patriot Act The FBI underreported its use of the USA Patriot Act to force businesses to turn over customer information in suspected terrorism cases, according to a Justice Department audit."
"Women tend to underreport rape."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? 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 report English underreport From under- + report.

Inflected Forms

underreports (present, singular) underreporting (participle, present) underreported (participle, past) underreported (past)

Derived Forms

underreporter

Antonyms

overreport

Rhymes With

support court short report sort port sport transport fort resort ct import

Questions

How do you pronounce underreport?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɚɹɪpˈɔɹt/.
What does underreport mean?: To report a number falsely, making it smaller than it ought to be, especially to do so intentionally
Where does underreport come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? 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 report English underreport From under- + report.

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