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- [verb uhn-der-es-tuh-meyt; noun uhn-der-es-tuh-mit, -meyt]
- /verb ˌʌn dərˈɛs təˌmeɪt; noun ˌʌn dərˈɛs tə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt/
- /ˌʌn.dəˈres.tɪ.meɪt/
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- [verb uhn-der-es-tuh-meyt; noun uhn-der-es-tuh-mit, -meyt]
- /verb ˌʌn dərˈɛs təˌmeɪt; noun ˌʌn dərˈɛs tə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt/
Definitions of underestimate word
- verb with object underestimate to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like. 1
- verb without object underestimate to make an estimate lower than that which would be correct. 1
- noun underestimate an estimate that is too low. 1
- transitive verb underestimate amount 1
- transitive verb underestimate another person 1
- transitive verb underestimate effect, reaction 1
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Origin of underestimate
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; under- + estimate
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Parts of speech for Underestimate
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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underestimate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for underestimate
verb underestimate
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- cry down — to belittle; disparage
noun underestimate
- litotes — understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
Antonyms for underestimate
verb underestimate
- overestimate — to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value.
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