overrepresenting

Verb

overrepresent (third-person singular simple present overrepresents, present participle overrepresenting, simple past and past participle overrepresented)

1. (transitive) To represent as being higher or greater than it is.
   • Ms. LeCrone was the only woman, probably overrepresenting the general percentage of female ballet choreographers, but perhaps the most experienced of the group.2010 November 16, Roslyn Sulcas, “Young Ballet-Makers Elaborate on Technique”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2018