Underestimate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

assign too low a value to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚɹˈɛstᵻmət/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəɹˈɛstɪmət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəɹˈɛstɪmət/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚɹˈɛstᵻmət/.

Examples

Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price
The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed
he underestimated the work that went into the renovation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

underrating underestimation underreckoning undervalue underrate lowball

Antonyms

overvalue overestimate

Parts of Speech

noun	an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
verb	assign too low a value to “Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price”
verb	make a deliberately low estimate “The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed”
verb	make too low an estimate of “he underestimated the work that went into the renovation”

Word Forms

underestimate	verb	make a deliberately low estimate
underrate	verb	make too low an estimate of
undervaluation	noun	too low a value or price assigned to something
underestimate	noun	an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
underestimation	noun	an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
underrating	noun	an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unterschätzen

eine zu niedrige Schätzung; eine Schätzung, die unter dem wahren oder tatsächlichen Wert liegt

🇫🇷French

sous-estimer

une estimation trop basse ; une estimation inférieure à la valeur vraie ou réelle

🇪🇸Spanish

subestimar

una estimación demasiado baja; una estimación que es menor que el valor verdadero o real

🇮🇹Italian

sottovalutare

una stima troppo bassa; una stima inferiore al valore vero o effettivo

🇳🇱Dutch

onderschatten

een te lage schatting; een schatting die lager is dan de werkelijke of werkelijke waarde

🇵🇹Portuguese

subestimar

uma estimativa muito baixa; uma estimativa que é menor que o valor verdadeiro ou real

🇷🇺Russian

недооценивать

слишком заниженная оценка; оценка, которая меньше истинной или фактической стоимости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कम समझना

एक अनुमान जो बहुत कम है; ऐसा अनुमान जो वास्तविक या वास्तविक मूल्य से कम हो

🇧🇩Bengali

অবমূল্যায়ন

একটি অনুমান যা খুব কম; একটি অনুমান যা সত্য বা প্রকৃত মানের থেকে কম

🇮🇳Tamil

குறைத்து மதிப்பிடு

மிகக் குறைவான மதிப்பீடு; உண்மையான அல்லது உண்மையான மதிப்பை விட குறைவான மதிப்பீடு

🇮🇳Telugu

చిన్నచూపు

చాలా తక్కువగా ఉన్న అంచనా; నిజమైన లేదా వాస్తవ విలువ కంటే తక్కువగా ఉండే అంచనా

🇮🇳Marathi

कमी लेखणे

एक अंदाज जो खूप कमी आहे; खऱ्या किंवा वास्तविक मूल्यापेक्षा कमी असलेला अंदाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓછો અંદાજ

એક અંદાજ જે ખૂબ ઓછો છે; એક અંદાજ જે સાચા અથવા વાસ્તવિક મૂલ્ય કરતાં ઓછો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅಂದಾಜು

ತುಂಬಾ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಇರುವ ಅಂದಾಜು; ನಿಜವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಜವಾದ ಮೌಲ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಇರುವ ಅಂದಾಜು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറച്ചുകാണുന്നു

വളരെ കുറഞ്ഞ ഒരു എസ്റ്റിമേഷൻ; യഥാർത്ഥ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ യഥാർത്ഥ മൂല്യത്തേക്കാൾ കുറവുള്ള ഒരു എസ്റ്റിമേറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੱਟ ਅਨੁਮਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਅਨੁਮਾਨ ਜੋ ਬਹੁਤ ਘੱਟ ਹੈ; ਇੱਕ ਅਨੁਮਾਨ ਜੋ ਸਹੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਲ ਮੁੱਲ ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کم سمجھنا

ایک تخمینہ جو بہت کم ہے؛ ایک تخمینہ جو حقیقی یا حقیقی قدر سے کم ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

低估

估计值太低；小于真实值或实际值的估计值

🇯🇵Japanese

過小評価する

推定値が低すぎる。真の値または実際の値よりも小さい推定値

🇰🇷Korean

싼 견적

너무 낮은 추정치; 참값이나 실제값보다 작은 추정치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh giá thấp

ước tính quá thấp; một ước tính nhỏ hơn giá trị thực hoặc giá trị thực

🇹🇭Thai

ดูถูกดูแคลน

การประมาณการที่ต่ำเกินไป การประมาณการที่น้อยกว่ามูลค่าจริงหรือมูลค่าจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

meremehkan

perkiraan yang terlalu rendah; perkiraan yang kurang dari nilai sebenarnya atau sebenarnya

🇵🇭Filipino

maliitin

isang pagtatantya na masyadong mababa; isang pagtatantya na mas mababa sa totoo o aktwal na halaga

🇲🇾Malay

meremehkan

anggaran yang terlalu rendah; anggaran yang kurang daripada nilai sebenar atau sebenar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نقلل

تقدير منخفض جدًا؛ تقدير أقل من القيمة الحقيقية أو الفعلية

🇮🇷Persian

دست کم گرفتن

تخمینی که خیلی کم است. برآوردی که کمتر از مقدار واقعی یا واقعی باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

küçümsemek

çok düşük bir tahmin; gerçek veya fiili değerden daha az olan bir tahmin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַמעִיט בְּעֵרכּוֹ

הערכה נמוכה מדי; אומדן הנמוך מהערך האמיתי או הממשי

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