underreport
verb
un·der·re·port
ˌən-dər-ri-ˈpȯrt 
underreported; underreporting; underreports
: to report to be less than is actually the case : understate
underreports his income
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Interestingly, Latino caregivers were more likely to express concerns about their child’s sleep, often noting trouble staying asleep, while non-Latino parents tended to underreport potential sleep problems.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Another possibility: Men may underreport their stress levels compared to women.
—Julia Ries, Health, 8 Mar. 2025
Despite these staggering numbers, the full extent of this epidemic may not be fully understood because nurses and other health care workers chronically underreport violent encounters.
—Jason Blomquist, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
More importantly, taxpayers are significantly less likely to underreport in the years after receiving an audit.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Another possibility: Men may underreport their stress levels compared to women.
—Julia Ries, Health, 8 Mar. 2025
Despite these staggering numbers, the full extent of this epidemic may not be fully understood because nurses and other health care workers chronically underreport violent encounters.
—Jason Blomquist, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
More importantly, taxpayers are significantly less likely to underreport in the years after receiving an audit.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underreport
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“Underreport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underreport. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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