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underestimate
[ verb uhn-der-es-tuh-meyt; noun uhn-der-es-tuh-mit, -meyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
Synonyms: miscalculate, misjudge, underrate, undervalue
verb (used without object)
- to make an estimate lower than that which would be correct.
noun
- an estimate that is too low.
underestimate
/ ˌʌndərˈɛstɪˌmeɪt /
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
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˌunderˌestiˈmation, noun
Other Words From
- under·esti·mation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of underestimate1
Example Sentences
The power of TikTok is not to be underestimated - with 175 million monthly active TikTok users in Europe, videos on the app have contributed to some of this year's most viral trends.
A significant question facing pollsters this year – their great known unknown – was whether modifications made to sampling techniques would allow them to avoid underestimating Trump’s support, as they had in 2016 and 2020.
"You can’t underestimate the power of following the prime minister into his division lobby, even if it was a free vote," they say.
A new study warns that current plans to achieve zero emissions on the grid by 2050 vastly underestimate the required investments in generation and transmission infrastructure.
Even now, we probably underestimate the effect on that generation of cricketers.
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