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)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 低估 (cmn) (dīgū)

• 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) (かしょうひょうかする, kashōhyōka suru), 軽視する (ja) (けいしする, keishi suru)

• Luxembourgish: ënnerschätzen (lb)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: undervurdere (no)

• Portuguese: menosprezar (pt), subestimar (pt), fazer pouco (pt)
• Russian: недооценивать (ru) (nedoocénivatʹ) impf., недооценить (ru) (nedoocenítʹ) 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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