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underreport

[ uhn-der-ri-pawrt, -pohrt ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to report as less or fewer than is correct:

    to underreport the enemy's strength.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of underreport1

First recorded in 1945–50; under- + report
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Example Sentences

"When people are alone or lonely, it impacts more than how they are feeling; they underreport what they eat, their desire to eat, and their cravings especially for unhealthy foods."

Though Alaska Airlines said Emerson had completed all mandated FAA medical evaluations and was never suspended, researchers believe that pilots like Emerson underreport issues such as depression.

Those rates underreport the problem.

As one key problem, so-called shy Trump voters underreport their Trumpian support for fear of cancellation or retribution.

It also turns out that, for some reason, the French significantly underreport heart disease on death certificates, according to a WHO investigation.

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