underreport

Downplay in records

To underreport is to report fewer or less than the actual amount—of income, cases, incidents, or other countable things.

The term usually implies either intentional deception or systemic failure to capture accurate numbers: Many sexual assaults go underreported, The company underreported its emissions for years.

Underreporting can refer to both the act and the resulting gap between reported and actual figures.

minimization

downplay

Diminish perceived importance

minimizeReduce to smallest extent
understateExpress with restraint
trivializeMake light of

diminish · play down · soft-pedal · de-emphasize · underestimate · undercount · lowball · undervalue · deflate · tone down

deception

falsify

Distort the truth

misrepresentDepict inaccurately or falsely
deceiveCause false belief
fabricateInvent or manufacture

lie · distort · mislead · fraud · fudge · manipulate · doctor · misinform · cook the books · misstate

concealment

suppress

Forcibly put an end to

withholdRefuse to give
concealKeep from being seen
hideConceal or pelt

omit · non-disclosure · cover-up · secrecy · unrevealed · undisclosed · unstated · unmentioned · silence · bury

negligence

oversight

Supervision or inadvertent omission

carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
neglectFailure to provide care
inattentionLack of focus

laxity · undercounting · unrecorded

Opposites

accuracy of reporting magnitude

underreportexaggerate

Overstate beyond truth

overstate · inflate · overestimate · embellish · magnify

disclosure completeness

underreportovercommunicate

Convey with excessive detail

expose · reveal · come clean · tell all · overshare

Family

underreporting, underreported, underreports

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