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underestimate
[uhn-der-es-tuh-meyt, uhn-der-es-tuh-mit, -meyt]
underestimate
/ ˌʌԻəˈɛɪˌɪ /
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- underestimation noun
- ˌܲԻˌپˈپDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of underestimate1
Example Sentences
"You can't underestimate or even find the words to say, the toll that that takes on you. It's profoundly re-traumatising," she says.
More than 18,000 people died in the disaster, a toll exacerbated by an initial warning that underestimated the size of the tsunami before communications systems cut out entirely.
A study in medical journal The Lancet argues that the ministry underestimates the numbers killed by Israel, in part because its figures are incomplete.
It's a reminder that these deals have complex and sometimes underestimated knock on effects.
She entered Alicia’s apartment and got the better of a cop who underestimated her.
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