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单词 misestimate
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misestimate

[ verb mis-es-tuh-meyt; noun mis-es-tuh-mit ]
/ verb mɪsˈɛs təˌmeɪt; noun mɪsˈɛs tə mɪt /
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verb (used with object), mis·es·ti·mat·ed, mis·es·ti·mat·ing.

to estimate wrongly or inadequately.

noun

a wrong or inadequate estimate.

Origin of misestimate

First recorded in 1835–45; mis-1 + estimate

OTHER WORDS FROM misestimate

mis·es·ti·ma·tion, noun

Words nearby misestimate

miserly, misery, misery index, Misery loves company, misesteem, misestimate, misfeasance, misfeasor, misfeature, misfeed, misfile
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Example sentences from the Web for misestimate

  • I believe we misestimate Mahomet's faults even as faults: but the secret of him will never be got by dwelling there.

    Heroes and Hero Worship|Thomas Carlyle
  • I believe we misestimate Mohammed's faults even as faults: but the secret of him will never be got by dwelling there.

    Sacred Books of the East|Various
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