Underestimate

[Un`der*es·ti*mate]

To underestimate is to guess that something is worth less or is smaller than it really is. You might underestimate the size of a one pound hamburger until you realize it's too big to fit in your stomach.

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To set to low a value on; to estimate below the truth.

Noun
an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value

Verb
make too low an estimate of; "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don''t underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river"

Verb
make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"

Verb
assign too low a value to; "Don''t underestimate the value of this heirlooom-you may sell it at a good price"


v. t.
To set to/ low a value on; to estimate below the truth.

n.
The act of underestimating; too low an estimate.


Underestimate

Un`der*es"ti*mate , v. t. To set to low a value on; to estimate below the truth.

Underestimate

Un`der*es"ti*mate , n. The act of underestimating; too low an estimate.

To set to low a value on; to estimate below the truth.

The act of underestimating; too low an estimate.

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Usage Examples

I say this as a young dad seeing children going into primary school: I don't think we should underestimate the formative effect on a child of those first years in primary school.

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

I have health. I have a wonderful support system. I have the admiration of millions of strangers, which I do not underestimate.

It's easy to underestimate the real cost of home ownership.

Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.

There is a basic lesson on financial crises that governments tend to wait too long, underestimate the risks, want to do too little. And it ultimately gets away from them, and they end up spending more money, causing much more damage to the economy.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.

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Other Usage Examples

Never underestimate the power of the State to act out its own massive fantasies.

Never underestimate the power of a simple tool.

All too often miners, and indeed other trade unionists, underestimate the economic strength they have.

I like writing for children. It seems to me that most people underestimate their understanding and the strength of their feelings and in my books for them I try to put this right.

Don't underestimate questions from the crowd technology has made voters more informed than ever.

Generally, what people tend to underestimate is the cyborg nature of Groupon. We are a company that has the DNA of being both a technology company and a heavily operational company.

People always underestimate the impact of technology. To give you an example: In the 1970s the frontier for offshore development was 200 meters, today it is 4,000 meters.

Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!

Never underestimate people. They do desire the cut of truth.

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