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noun
The act of underestimating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: overestimation
Broader terms: misestimation
noun
An underestimate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: overestimation, overestimate
Broader terms: misestimation, misestimate
noun
an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: underestimate, underrating, underreckoning
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: estimate, estimation, approximation, idea
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English estimation English underestimation From under- + estimation.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
