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   underestimate

   verb

   • 1. estimate (something) to be smaller or less important than it really is: "they have grossly underestimated the extent of the problem" Similar set too lowunderratemiscalculatemisjudgejudge incorrectlyestimate wronglycalculate wronglybe wrong aboutmisconstruemisreaderrbe wide of the markunderraterate too lowundervalueset little/no store bynot do justice todo an injustice tobe wrong aboutsell shortplay downunderstateminimizede-emphasizeunderemphasizediminishdowngradedeflatereducelessenbrush asidegloss overtrivializehold cheapshrug offbelittlerare:misprizeminifyOpposite overestimateexaggerateoverestimateoverrateexaggerate
   • ▪ regard (someone) as less capable than they really are: "he had underestimated the new President"

   noun

   • 1. an estimate that is too low: "£7.5 million is a considerable underestimate"

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