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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underrepresent

/ˌʌndɚɹˌɛpɹɪzˈɛnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-rep-re-sent
IPA
/ˌʌndɚɹˌɛpɹɪzˈɛnt/
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

verb

To give something insufficient or inadequate representation.

Example Sentences

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 represent English underrepresent From under- + represent.

Inflected Forms

underrepresents (present, singular) underrepresenting (participle, present) underrepresented (participle, past) underrepresented (past) under-represent (alternative)

Rhymes With

went event sent percent spent meant non-event cent prevent rent represent extent

Questions

How do you pronounce underrepresent?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɚɹˌɛpɹɪzˈɛnt/.
What does underrepresent mean?
To represent something as being lower or smaller than is the case.
Where does underrepresent 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 represent English underrepresent From under- + represent.

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