misunderestimate
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misunderestimate
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From mis- + underestimate, perhaps under influence of misunderstand.
verb misunderestimates · misunderestimating · misunderestimated
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To underestimate mistakenly or wrongly; to misestimate with an error on the lower side.
. . .is almost sure to misunderstand and misunderestimate the significance of the question at hand.
Similar: underapproximate, underestimate, misunderestimate, sell short, underguess, underjudge, underrate, underreckon, understate · Opposite: overstate, overapproximate, overestimate, overhold, overrate, overreckon, overthink
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title = {misunderestimate},
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