underrepresented
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underrepresented¹
adjective more underrepresented · most underrepresented
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Having less than adequate or sufficient representation.
Over more than four decades between 1978 and 2019, the proportion of medical school enrollees who identify as Black, Hispanic or members of other underrepresented groups has stayed “well below” the proportions that each group represented in the general US population, according to a 2021 report in Th
Opposite: overrepresented
underrepresented²
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb
- simple past and past participle of underrepresent
Translations
Every language
adj having little representation
| Español | infrarrepresentado, subrepresentado |
|---|---|
| Français | sous-représenté |
| Deutsch | unterrepräsentiert |
| Italiano | sottorappresentato, poco rappresentato |
Talk about this word "underrepresented." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/underrepresented. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. underrepresented. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/underrepresented "underrepresented." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/underrepresented.Cite this
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title = {underrepresented},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/underrepresented},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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