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Grammar : Noun
Spell : verb uhn-der-es-tuh-meyt; noun uhn-der-es-tuh-mit, -meyt
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌʌn dərˈɛs təˌmeɪt; noun ˌʌn dərˈɛs tə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt



Definition of underestimation

Origin :
  • 1812, "to estimate at too low an amount," from under + estimate (v.). Meaning "to rank too low, undervalue" is recorded from 1850. Related: Underestimated; underestimating.
  • As in mistake : noun error, misunderstanding
  • As in understatement : noun restrained statement
  • As in miscalculation : noun misestimate
  • As in misestimate : noun miscalculation
  • As in misestimation : noun miscalculation
  • As in misjudgment : noun miscalculation
  • As in misreckoning : noun miscalculation
  • As in disparagement : noun strong criticism; detraction
Example sentences :
  • Which, all things considered, was an underestimation of what ensued hard on the heels of his announcement.
  • Extract from : « The Glory of The Coming » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • It was an underestimation so great that in the light of developments it will some day prove ridiculous.
  • Extract from : « Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights » by Kelly Miller
  • In the case of interval A the error is one of underestimation in twenty-seven cases; in none is it an error of overestimation.
  • Extract from : « Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 » by Various
  • In the case of interval B the error is one of overestimation in seventeen instances, of underestimation in two.
  • Extract from : « Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 » by Various
  • The explanation of this illusion on the simple basis of underestimation or overestimation of angles is open to criticism.
  • Extract from : « Visual Illusions » by Matthew Luckiesh
  • She falls an easy victim now to that underestimation of her business which is so popular.
  • Extract from : « The Business of Being a Woman » by Ida M. Tarbell
  • That was an error on my part; I was unintentionally guilty of the crime of underestimation.
  • Extract from : « Eating in Two or Three Languages » by Irvin S. Cobb

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