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un·der·rep·re·sent

U0056800 (ŭn′dər-rĕp′rĭ-zĕnt′)tr.v. un·der·rep·re·sent·ed, un·der·rep·re·sent·ing, un·der·rep·re·sents 1. To state or imply as being lower in quantity, quality, or degree than is actually the case: Management has seriously underrepresented the firm's financial problems.2. To cause to be underrepresented.
un′der·rep′re·sen·ta′tion n.