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underestimate
(under|esti¦mate)
verb
Pronunciation:
/ʌndərˈɛstɪmeɪt/
[
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
Derivatives
underestimation
Pronunciation:
/-ˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
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