UNDERESTIMATE Definition & Meaning

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underestimate

[ verb uhn-der-es-tuh-meyt; noun uhn-der-es-tuh-mit, -meyt ]

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verb (used with object)

underestimated, underestimating.

to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
Synonyms: , , ,

verb (used without object)

underestimated, underestimating.

to make an estimate lower than that which would be correct.

noun

an estimate that is too low.

underestimate

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verb

to make too low an estimate of
he underestimated the cost
to think insufficiently highly of
to underestimate a person

noun

too low an estimate

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Usage

Underestimate is sometimes wrongly used where overestimate is meant: the importance of his work cannot be overestimated (not cannot be underestimated )

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Derived Forms

ˌ�ܲԻ��ˌ��پ�ˈ��پ��ǲ�, noun

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of underestimate¹

First recorded in 1805–15; under- + estimate

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Example Sentences

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Yoon underestimated the resistance from the public, his military and members of parliament.

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Don’t underestimate what an intrepid dramatist can do with Shakespeare’s inexhaustible masterpiece.

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That proved to be a significant underestimate, as there are now more than 57,000 XLs registered with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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She said: “Seagrasses have been underestimated for a long time now.”

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Phillip Clisham, specialist adviser to the Institution of Civil Engineers on water and sanitation, has worked in the industry for more than three decades, and said the challenge of fixing the issue has been "underestimated".

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