underrepresented

See also: under-represented

English

Etymology 1

From under- +‎ represented.

Adjective

underrepresented (comparative more underrepresented, superlative most underrepresented)

1. Having less than adequate or sufficient representation.

   Antonym: overrepresented

   • 2023 February 21, Jacqueline Howard, “Only 5.7% of US doctors are Black, and experts warn the shortage harms public health”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     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 The New England Journal of Medicine.

Translations

having little representation

• Dutch: ondervertegenwoordigd
• Finnish: aliedustettu
• French: sous-représenté (fr)
• German: unterrepräsentiert
• Italian: sottorappresentato, poco rappresentato
• Polish: niedoreprezentowany
• Spanish: infrarrepresentado, subrepresentado

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

underrepresented

1. simple past and past participle of underrepresent