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misestimate
[ verb mis-es-tuh-meyt; noun mis-es-tuh-mit ]
/ verb mɪsˈɛs təˌmeɪt; noun mɪsˈɛs tə mɪt /
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verb (used with object), mis·es·ti·mat·ed, mis·es·ti·mat·ing.
to estimate wrongly or inadequately.
noun
a wrong or inadequate estimate.
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OTHER WORDS FROM misestimate
mis·es·ti·ma·tion, nounWords nearby misestimate
miserly, misery, misery index, Misery loves company, misesteem, misestimate, misfeasance, misfeasor, misfeature, misfeed, misfile
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How to use misestimate in a sentence
I believe we misestimate Mohammed's faults even as faults: but the secret of him will never be got by dwelling there.
Sacred Books of the East|VariousI believe we misestimate Mahomet's faults even as faults: but the secret of him will never be got by dwelling there.
Heroes and Hero Worship|Thomas Carlyle