underestimate

English

Etymology

under- +‎ estimate

Pronunciation

• verb: IPA: /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɨ.meɪt/
• noun: IPA: /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɨ.mɨt/, /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɨ.mət/

Verb

underestimate (third-person singular simple present underestimates, present participle underestimating, simple past and past participle underestimated)

1. (transitive) To perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth etc. than what it actually has.

Synonyms

• misunderestimate
• misjudge

Antonyms

• (to perceive as having lower value): overestimate

Translations

to perceive as having lower value

Catalan: subestimar (ca) Czech: podcenit (cs) Dutch: onderschatten (nl) French: sous-estimer (fr) German: unterschätzen (de) Hungarian: alábecsül (hu) Italian: sottovalutare (it), sottostimare (it), sottostimare (it) Japanese: 過小評価する (ja) (kashōhyōkasuru), 軽視する (ja) (keishisuru)

Luxembourgish: ënnerschätzen (lb) Norwegian: Bokmål: undervurdere (no) Portuguese: menosprezar (pt), subestimar (pt), fazer pouco (pt) Russian: недооценивать (ru) (nedoocénivat') impf., недооценить (ru) (nedoocenít') pf. Spanish: subestimar (es) Swedish: underskatta (sv), undervärdera (sv) Telugu: తక్కువ అంచనా వేయు (te) (takkuva anchanaa vEyu)

Noun

underestimate (plural underestimates)

1. An estimate or perception that is too low.

Synonyms

• underestimation

Translations

an estimate that is too low

Italian: sottostima (it) f.

Russian: недооценка (ru) (nedoocénka) f. Swedish: underskattning (sv) c., undervärdering (sv) c.

See also

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