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underestimate (verb)

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  • underestimate — ► VERB 1) estimate (something) to be smaller or less important than it really is. 2) regard (someone) as less capable than they really are. ► NOUN ▪ an estimate that is too low. DERIVATIVES underestimation noun …   English terms dictionary

  • underestimate — noun /ˌʌndər estɪmət/ an estimate which is less than the actual figure ● The figure of £50,000 in turnover was a considerable underestimate. ■ verb /ˌʌndər estɪmeɪt/ to think that something is smaller or not as bad as it really is ● They… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • underestimate — un‧der‧es‧ti‧mate [ˌʌndərˈestmeɪt] verb [transitive] to think that something is smaller than it really is: • We underestimated our operating costs. • The official statistics seriously underestimate actual unemployment. underestimate… …   Financial and business terms

  • underestimate — I verb belittle, deprecate, depreciate, detract from, discredit, disesteem, disparage, do scant justice to, make light of, minimize, minoris aestimare, minoris facere, misjudge, misprize, rate below the true value, rate too low, run down, set at… …   Law dictionary

  • underestimate — verb estimate (something) to be smaller or less important than it really is. ↘regard (someone) as less capable than they really are. noun an estimate that is too low. Derivatives underestimation noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • underestimate — verb underestimating the opposition was our biggest mistake Syn: underrate, undervalue, lowball, do an injustice to, be wrong about, sell short, play down, understate; minimize, de emphasize, underemphasize, diminish, gloss over, trivialize;… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • underestimate — verb Syn: underrate, undervalue, miscalculate, misjudge, do an injustice to Ant: overestimate …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • underestimate — verb (t) /ʌndərˈɛstəmeɪt/ (say unduhr estuhmayt) (underestimated, underestimating) 1. to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like. –noun /ʌndərˈɛstəmət/ (say unduhr estuhmuht) 2. an estimate that is too low. –underestimation… …  

  • underestimate — [[t]ʌ̱ndəre̱stɪmeɪt[/t]] underestimates, underestimating, underestimated 1) VERB If you underestimate something, you do not realize how large or great it is or will be. [V n] None of us should ever underestimate the degree of difficulty women… …   English dictionary

  • underestimate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (also underestimation) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ gross, serious, significant ▪ The official figures are a gross underestimate of the true number. ▪ slight PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

  • underestimate — I UK [ˌʌndərˈestɪˌmeɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms underestimate : present tense I/you/we/they underestimate he/she/it underestimates present participle underestimating past tense underestimated past participle underestimated * 1) to think …   English dictionary

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