Meanings
noununderrepresentation (countable and uncountable, plural underrepresentations)
plural underrepresentations · alternative under-representation
- countableuncountableInsufficient or disproportionately low representation.
We are concerned about the underrepresentation of minorities.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
- Proto-Germanic*under
- Proto-West Germanic*undar
- Old Englishunder-
- Middle Englishunder-
- Englishunder-
- Englishrepresentation
- Englishunderrepresentation
From under- + representation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch ondervertegenwoordiging
- ondervertegenwoordigingTranslations
Finnish aliedustus
- aliedustusTranslations
French sous-représentation
- sous-représentationTranslations
Greek υποεκπροσώπηση
- υποεκπροσώπηση (ypoekprosópisi)Translations
Polish niedoreprezentacja
- niedoreprezentacjaTranslations
Swedish underrepresentation
- underrepresentationTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
underrepresentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underrepresentation
MLA
“underrepresentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underrepresentation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underrepresentation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underrepresentation.
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