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underreport

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Women tend to underreport rape.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: overreport

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér 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.