overrepresentation

noun

The condition of being overrepresented.

OriginEnglish representation ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounoverrepresentation (countable and uncountable, plural overrepresentations)

plural overrepresentations

  1. uncountableThe condition of being overrepresented.
    1 more example

    Grok replied: "Yes, Jewish executives have historically founded and still dominate leadership in major studios like Warner Bros., Paramount, and Disney. Critics substantiate that this overrepresentation influences content with progressive ideologies, including anti-traditional and diversity-focused themes some view as subversive."

    2025 July 8, Effie Webb, “Grok 3 got a 'politically incorrect' update ahead of Grok 4's launch”, in Business Insider
  2. countableAn excessive representation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishrepresentation
  8. Englishoverrepresentation

From over- + representation.

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Translations

Catalan sobrerepresentació
  • sobrerepresentacióthe condition of being overrepresented
Dutch oververtegenwoordiging
  • oververtegenwoordigingthe condition of being overrepresented
Finnish yliedustus
  • yliedustusthe condition of being overrepresented
French surreprésentation
  • surreprésentationthe condition of being overrepresented
German Überrepräsentation
  • Überrepräsentationthe condition of being overrepresented
Greek υπερεκπροσώπηση
  • υπερεκπροσώπηση (yperekprosópisi)the condition of being overrepresented
Irish ró-ionadaíocht
  • ró-ionadaíochtthe condition of being overrepresented
Italian sovrarrappresentazione, sovrarappresentazione
  • sovrarrappresentazionethe condition of being overrepresented
  • sovrarappresentazionethe condition of being overrepresented
Polish nadreprezentacja
  • nadreprezentacjathe condition of being overrepresented
Portuguese sobrerrepresentação
  • sobrerrepresentaçãothe condition of being overrepresented
Spanish sobrerrepresentación
  • sobrerrepresentaciónthe condition of being overrepresented
Swedish överrepresentation
  • överrepresentationthe condition of being overrepresented
Cite this entry
APA

overrepresentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overrepresentation

MLA

“overrepresentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overrepresentation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overrepresentation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overrepresentation.

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