underreport
underreport · underreports · underreported · underreporting
To report a number falsely, making it smaller than it ought to be, especially to do so…To report a number falsely, making it smaller than it ought to be, especially to do so intentionally
US/ˌʌndɚɹɪpˈɔɹt/
» Many crimes go underreported.
Meaning
2 sensesTo report a number falsely, making it smaller than it ought to be, especially to do so intentionally
As a group, to report something less frequently than it actually occurs
Women tend to underreport rape.
Examples
3 sentencesMany crimes go underreported.
The war in Western Sahara is an underreported conflict.
The Anthropocene and the unprecedentedly speedy mass extinction has gone underreported.
Forms
underreports, underreporting, underreported, underreported| Base form | underreport · to underreport |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | underreports |
| Present participle | underreporting |
| Past simple | underreported |
| Past participle | underreported |
regular · Lesson
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedunderreporter
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle