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underestimate

[uhn-der-es-tuh-meyt, uhn-der-es-tuh-mit, -meyt]

verb (used with object)

underestimated, underestimating 
  1. to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.

    Synonyms: , , ,


verb (used without object)

underestimated, underestimating 
  1. to make an estimate lower than that which would be correct.

noun

  1. an estimate that is too low.

underestimate

/ ˌʌԻəˈɛɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to make too low an estimate of

    he underestimated the cost

  2. to think insufficiently highly of

    to underestimate a person

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. too low an estimate

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • underestimation noun
  • ˌܲԻˌپˈپDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of underestimate1

First recorded in 1805–15; under- + estimate
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"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.

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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.

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A study in medical journal The Lancet argues that the ministry underestimates the numbers killed by Israel, in part because its figures are incomplete.

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It's a reminder that these deals have complex and sometimes underestimated knock on effects.

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She entered Alicia’s apartment and got the better of a cop who underestimated her.

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