Translate underestimate | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of underestimate
verb
[with object] estimate (something) to be smaller or less important than it really is:the government has grossly underestimated the extent of the problem regard (someone) as less capable than they really are:he had underestimated the new President
noun
Pronunciation:
/ʌndərˈɛstɪmət/ an estimate that is too low: £7.5 million is a considerable underestimate
