overrepresent

o·ver·rep·re·sent

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-ver-rep-ri-zent]
- /ˌoʊ vərˌrɛp rɪˈzɛnt/
- /ˈəʊv.ə.ˌrep.rə.ˈzent/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-rep-ri-zent]
- /ˌoʊ vərˌrɛp rɪˈzɛnt/

Definitions of overrepresent word

verb with object overrepresent to give too much representation to; represent in numbers that are disproportionately high. 1
verb transitive overrepresent to represent in numbers that are greater, or in a proportion that is greater, than is statistically expected or warranted 0

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Parts of speech for Overrepresent

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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overrepresent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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