underestimate

 

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