nnoun.cognitionan estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual valueSynset:underestimate underestimation underreckoning
Derivationally Related Form:underestimateunderrate
Hypernyms:approximation estimate estimation idea
Inherited Hypernyms:underestimateestimatecalculationproblem solvingthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.cognitionmake too low an estimate ofSynset:underestimate underrate
Examples:- he underestimated the work that went into the renovation
- Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river
Antonyms:overestimate
Derivationally Related Form:underestimationunderrating
Hypernyms:misjudge
Inherited Hypernyms:underestimatemisjudgeerr
Direct Hyponyms:sell short
Full Troponyms:sell short
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody