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Underestimated Meaning in English

word · lemma: underestimate

/ˈəndɝˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd/
uhn-dur-ES-tuh-may-did
/ˌʌndəɹˈɛstɪmˌeɪtɪd/
uhn-duh-RES-ti-may-tid

التعريف

Judged something to be smaller, less important, or less capable than it actually is. The opposite of overestimated.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Commonly used about people ("Don't underestimate her"), costs ("We underestimated the budget"), and difficulty ("I underestimated how hard it would be"). "Underestimate" as a noun is also used: "That figure is an underestimate."

جمل نموذجية

We underestimated the time needed to finish the project.

basic

Don't underestimate the power of a good night's sleep.

basic

The cost was underestimated by nearly fifty percent.

basic

She was consistently underestimated throughout her career, which only fueled her determination.

natural

Never underestimate a team that has nothing left to lose.

natural

The report found that the environmental damage had been severely underestimated for decades.

natural