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1. To make too low an estimate of the quantity, degree, or worth of: Don't underestimate the difficulties involved in the project. Underestimated-definitionofunderestimatedbyTheFreeDictionaryhttps://www.thefreedictionary.com/underestimatedPrinterFriendly underestimate(redirectedfromunderestimated)Alsofoundin:Thesaurus,Idioms. un·der·es·ti·mate (ŭn′dər-ĕs′tə-māt′)tr.v.un·der·es·ti·mat·ed,un·der·es·ti·mat·ing,un·der·es·ti·mates1.Tomaketoolowanestimateofthequantity,degree,orworthof:Don'tunderestimatethedifficultiesinvolvedintheproject.2.Toconsider(someone)tobelesscapableoreffectivethanisactuallythecase:underestimatedhisrivalsandwasoutmaneuvered.n.(-ĕs′tə-mĭt)Anestimatethatisorprovestobetoolow.un′der·es′ti·ma′tionn.AmericanHeritage®DictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,FifthEdition.Copyright©2016byHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.Allrightsreserved.underestimate(ˌʌndərˈɛstɪˌmeɪt)vb(tr)1.tomaketoolowanestimateof:heunderestimatedthecost.2.tothinkinsufficientlyhighlyof:tounderestimateaperson.ntoolowanestimateˌunderˌestiˈmationnUsage:Underestimateissometimeswronglyusedwhereoverestimateismeant:theimportanceofhisworkcannotbeoverestimated(notcannotbeunderestimated)CollinsEnglishDictionary–CompleteandUnabridged,12thEdition2014©HarperCollinsPublishers1991,1994,1998,2000,2003,2006,2007,2009,2011,2014un•der•es•ti•mate(v.ˌʌndərˈɛstəˌmeɪt;n.-mɪt,-ˌmeɪt)v.-mat•ed,-mat•ing,n.v.t.1.toestimateattoolowavalue,rate,orthelike.v.i.2.tomakeanestimatelowerthanthecorrectone.n.3.anestimatethatistoolow.[1805–15]un`der•es`ti•ma′tion,n.RandomHouseKernermanWebster'sCollegeDictionary,©2010KDictionariesLtd.Copyright2005,1997,1991byRandomHouse,Inc.Allrightsreserved.underestimatePastparticiple:underestimatedGerund:underestimatingImperativePresentPreteritePresentContinuousPresentPerfectPastContinuousPastPerfectFutureFuturePerfectFutureContinuousPresentPerfectContinuousFuturePerfectContinuousPastPerfectContinuousConditionalPastConditionalImperativeunderestimateunderestimatePresentIunderestimateyouunderestimatehe/she/itunderestimatesweunderestimateyouunderestimatetheyunderestimatePreteriteIunderestimatedyouunderestimatedhe/she/itunderestimatedweunderestimatedyouunderestimatedtheyunderestimatedPresentContinuousIamunderestimatingyouareunderestimatinghe/she/itisunderestimatingweareunderestimatingyouareunderestimatingtheyareunderestimatingPresentPerfectIhaveunderestimatedyouhaveunderestimatedhe/she/ithasunderestimatedwehaveunderestimatedyouhaveunderestimatedtheyhaveunderestimatedPastContinuousIwasunderestimatingyouwereunderestimatinghe/she/itwasunderestimatingwewereunderestimatingyouwereunderestimatingtheywereunderestimatingPastPerfectIhadunderestimatedyouhadunderestimatedhe/she/ithadunderestimatedwehadunderestimatedyouhadunderestimatedtheyhadunderestimatedFutureIwillunderestimateyouwillunderestimatehe/she/itwillunderestimatewewillunderestimateyouwillunderestimatetheywillunderestimateFuturePerfectIwillhaveunderestimatedyouwillhaveunderestimatedhe/she/itwillhaveunderestimatedwewillhaveunderestimatedyouwillhaveunderestimatedtheywillhaveunderestimatedFutureContinuousIwillbeunderestimatingyouwillbeunderestimatinghe/she/itwillbeunderestimatingwewillbeunderestimatingyouwillbeunderestimatingtheywillbeunderestimatingPresentPerfectContinuousIhavebeenunderestimatingyouhavebeenunderestimatinghe/she/ithasbeenunderestimatingwehavebeenunderestimatingyouhavebeenunderestimatingtheyhavebeenunderestimatingFuturePerfectContinuousIwillhavebeenunderestimatingyouwillhavebeenunderestimatinghe/she/itwillhavebeenunderestimatingwewillhavebeenunderestimatingyouwillhavebeenunderestimatingtheywillhavebeenunderestimatingPastPerfectContinuousIhadbeenunderestimatingyouhadbeenunderestimatinghe/she/ithadbeenunderestimatingwehadbeenunderestimatingyouhadbeenunderestimatingtheyhadbeenunderestimatingConditionalIwouldunderestimateyouwouldunderestimatehe/she/itwouldunderestimatewewouldunderestimateyouwouldunderestimatetheywouldunderestimatePastConditionalIwouldhaveunderestimatedyouwouldhaveunderestimatedhe/she/itwouldhaveunderestimatedwewouldhaveunderestimatedyouwouldhaveunderestimatedtheywouldhaveunderestimatedCollinsEnglishVerbTables©HarperCollinsPublishers2011 ThesaurusAntonymsRelatedWordsSynonymsLegend:SwitchtonewthesaurusNoun1.underestimate-anestimationthatistoolow;anestimatethatislessthanthetrueoractualvalueunderestimation,underrating,underreckoningapproximation,estimate,estimation,idea-anapproximatecalculationofquantityordegreeorworth;"anestimateofwhatitwouldcost";"aroughideahowlongitwouldtake"Verb1.underestimate-assigntoolowavalueto;"Don'tunderestimatethevalueofthisheirloom-youmaysellitatagoodprice"undervaluevalue-fixordeterminethevalueof;assignavalueto;"valuethejewelryandartworkintheestate"overvalue,overestimate-assigntoohighavalueto;"Youareoverestimatingthevalueofyouroldcar"2.underestimate-makeadeliberatelylowestimate;"Theconstructioncompanywantedthecontractbadlyandlowballed"lowballestimate,gauge,approximate,guess,judge-judgetentativelyorformanestimateof(quantitiesortime);"Iestimatethischickentoweighthreepounds"3.underestimate-maketoolowanestimateof;"heunderestimatedtheworkthatwentintotherenovation";"Don'tunderestimatethedangerofsucharafttriponthisriver"underratemisjudge-judgeincorrectlysellshort-underestimatetherealvalueorabilityof;"Don'tsellyourstudentsshort--theyarejustshyanddon'tshowofftheirknowledge"overestimate,overrate-maketoohighanestimateof;"Heoverestimatedhisownpowers"BasedonWordNet3.0,Farlexclipartcollection.©2003-2012PrincetonUniversity,FarlexInc.underestimateverb1.undervalue,understate,underrate,diminish,playdown,minimize,downgrade,miscalculate,trivialize,ratetoolow,underemphasize,holdcheap,misprizeNeverunderestimatewhatyoucanlearnfromagroupoflike-mindedpeople.undervalueexaggerate,overstate,overestimate,overrate,inflate2.underrate,undervalue,belittle,sellshort(informal),notdojusticeto,ratetoolow,setnostoreby,holdcheap,thinktoolittleofThefirstlessonIlearntwasnevertounderestimatetheenemy.underrateoverestimate,overrateUsage: Underestimateissometimeswronglyusedwhereoverestimateismeant:theimportanceofhisworkcannotbeoverestimated(notcannotbeunderestimated).CollinsThesaurusoftheEnglishLanguage–CompleteandUnabridged2ndEdition.2002©HarperCollinsPublishers1995,2002 Translationsيَبْخَسُيَسْتَخِف،يُقَدِّرأقَلممايَسْتَحِقpodcenitundervurdereunterschätzenυποτιμώsubestimaraliarvioidasous-estimersous-évaluersous-estimationpotcijenitialábecsülvanmetasottovalutaresottovalutazionesottostima過小評価する과소평가하다pakankamaineįvertintinovērtētparzemuonderschattenundervurdereniedocenićmenosprezarsubestimarнедооцениватьpodcenjevatiunderskattaประมาณต่ำไปhafifealmakolduğundanküçükgörmekđánhgiáthấp低估对...估价过低underestimateA.[ˈʌndərˈestɪmɪt]N→estimaciónfdemasiadobaja,cálculomdemasiadobajoB.[ˈʌndərˈestɪmeɪt]VT[+strength,importance,value,person]→subestimar,menospreciaryoushouldn'tunderestimateher→nodeberíassubestimarlaIunderestimatedthesizeofthesofa→alcalcularlasdimensionesdelsofámequedécortatheyhadunderestimatedthesizeoftheproblem→nolehabíandadoalproblemalaimportanciaquemerecíaCollinsSpanishDictionary-CompleteandUnabridged8thEdition2005©WilliamCollinsSons&Co.Ltd.1971,1988©HarperCollinsPublishers1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005underestimate[ˌʌndərˈɛstɪmeɪt]vt[+cost,value,amount,time,power,difficulty,importance]→sous-estimertoseriouslyunderestimatesth→sous-estimergravementqch[+person]→sous-estimerIunderestimatedher→Jel'aisous-estimée.n[ˌʌndərˈɛstɪmət]→sous-estimationfCollinsEnglish/FrenchElectronicResource.©HarperCollinsPublishers2005underestimate[ˌʌndərˈɛstɪˌmeɪt]vt→sottovalutareCollinsItalianDictionary1stEdition©HarperCollinsPublishers1995underestimate(andərˈestimeit)verbtoestimate(aperson,athingetc)atlessthanhisoritsrealamount,value,strengthetc.Neverunderestimateyouropponent!onderskatيَسْتَخِف،يُقَدِّرأقَلممايَسْتَحِقнедооцененsubestimarpodcenitunterschätzenundervurdereυποτιμώsubestimaralahindamaدستکمگرفتنaliarvioidasous-estimerלְזַלזֵלבְּ-,לְהַמעִיטבְּעֶרכּוֹकमकरकेआकलनकरनाpotcijenitialábecsülmeremehkanvanmetasottovalutare低く評価する과소평가하다pakankamaineįvertintinovērtētparzemumemandangrendahonderschattenundervurdereniedoceniaćلږارزښتوركول،نهارزښتهكمګڼل:لهواقعيتهكماټكلولsubestimarasubestimaнедооцениватьpodceniťpodcenjevatipotcenitiunderskattaประเมินค่าต่ำกว่าolduğundanküçükgörmek,hafifealmak低估недооцінюватиکماندازہلگاناđánhgiáthấp对...估价过低，低估KernermanEnglishMultilingualDictionary©2006-2013KDictionariesLtd.underestimate→يَبْخَسُpodcenitundervurdereunterschätzenυποτιμώsubestimaraliarvioidasous-estimerpotcijenitisottovalutare過小評価する과소평가하다onderschattenundervurdereniedocenićsubestimarнедооцениватьunderskattaประมาณต่ำไปhafifealmakđánhgiáthấp低估MultilingualTranslator©HarperCollinsPublishers2009underestimatevt.subestimar;menospreciar.English-SpanishMedicalDictionary©Farlex2012 WanttothankTFDforitsexistence?Tellafriendaboutus,addalinktothispage,orvisitthewebmaster'spageforfreefuncontent. Linktothispage: Facebook Twitter Feedback Flashcards&Bookmarks ? PleaseloginorregistertouseFlashcardsandBookmarks.YoucanalsologinwithFacebookTwitterGoogle Flashcards ? Mybookmarks ? + Addcurrentpagetobookmarks Mentionedin ? appraisalapproximateapproximationassessmentbasicallyBattleofLittleBighornBattleoftheLittleBighornbelittleconsequenceCuster'sLastStanddepthdevaluediscountdiscountablediscounterdisparageestimateestimationextenuate Referencesinclassicliterature ? "Theremayhavebeenanerror,"saidHisHonour,thoughtfully-"theCourtmayhaveunderestimatedthevalueoftheestate.ViewincontextShehadknownitwouldcome,andhadmadereadytofightagainstit,butshehadunderestimatedthestrengthoftheenemy.ViewincontextThemarchoftheyearshadbeenathingwhoseeffectshehadaltogetherunderestimated.Thegirlwhostoodnowfacinghimwasslight,andtherewassomethingofthechildleftinherbrighteagerface,butshecarriedherselfwithallthegracefulassuranceofanolderwoman.ViewincontextWithloudcriesofsavagedelight,theybrokeintoamadrun,thinkingdoubtlessthattheywouldsoonoverhaultheburdenedrunner;buttheybothunderestimatedthepowersoftheape-manandoverestimatedthepossibilitiesoftheirownshort,crookedlegs.ViewincontextButtheeffectofsuchasentiment,enunciatedbytwosuchpowerfulsocialarbiters,Iunderestimated.ViewincontextButtheresearchfound40%ofpeopleunderestimatedthecostofschoolfees,whicharegenerallyaroundpounds9,000ayear,with13%expectingthemtobehalfwhattheyactuallyare.'Parentsdon'trealisethetruecostofprivateschools'Hesaid:"Theybeatus4-0thepreviousweekandIfelttheyunderestimatedus.Football:That'swhatyougetfortakinguslightly;HIGHLANDBecauseofflawsintheAIDSsurveillancesystem,healthofficialshave"greatlyunderestimated"theimpactofAIDSonminoritycommunitieswheredrugabuseisprevalent,Stoneburnersays.AIDStollunderestimatedinIVdrugusers"Perhapsourplayersunderestimatedtheopponentandunderestimatedtheeffortneededtogetvictory.PLAYERSTOOKMYKTONIGHTThemorefearfulsomeonereportedfeelingofspiders,themoretheyunderestimatedtime-to-collisionofaloomingspider.Fearmakesthreateningobjectsappearcloserthantheyactuallyare'TheseguysaredrivenbyahatredoftheUSthatwemayhaveunderestimated.'IraqWar:UScan'tbuyIraqileaders"WhateverthefigureNAWappeartobejustifiedinallegingthatRichardRogershadunderestimatedthecostoftheworks.Architectjudgmentreleasedbye-mail Dictionarybrowser ? ▲UnderdigUnderditchunderdounderdoerunderdogUnderdolvenunderdoneunderdoseunderdrainunderdrawunderdrawersunderdrawingunderdressunderdressedunderdriveunderearthundereatundereducatedunderemphasisunderemphasizeunderemployedunderemploymentunder-employmentunderendowedunderestimateunderestimatedunderestimationunderevaluationunderexploitunderexposeunderexposedunderexposureUnderfactionUnderfacultyUnderfarmerunderfedunderfeedunderfeedingUnderfellowunderfeltUnderfillingunderfinancedunder-financedunderfinishedunderfireunderfiredunderfishunderfloorunderfloorheatingunderflowUnderfollow▼ Fullbrowser ? ▲underdrivepress UnderdrivePulley underearth underearth undereat undereducated undereducated undereducatedly undereducatedly underemphases underemphasis underemphasise underemphasised underemphasises underemphasising underemphasize underemphasized underemphasizes underemphasizing underemployed underemployed underemployed underemployment underemployment underemployment underendowed underestimate underestimate underestimate underestimate underestimatedunderestimates underestimates underestimating underestimating underestimation underestimation underestimations underevaluation underexploit underexpose underexposed underexposes underexposing underexposure Underfaction Underfaculty Underfarmer UnderfashionClub underfed underfed underfedly underfeed underfeed underfeedstoker underfeeding underfeeding underfeeds underfeeds Underfellow underfelt ▼ FacebookShare Twitter CITE Site: Follow: Facebook Twitter Rss Mail Share: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Mail Open/Close MorefromDictionary,Thesaurus,andTranslations MobileApps Apple Android Kindle Windows WindowsPhone FreeTools Forsurfers: Freetoolbar&extensions WordoftheDay Help Forwebmasters: Freecontent Linking Lookupbox