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Underestimate vs Misestimate - What's the difference?

underestimate | misestimate |

As verbs the difference between underestimate and misestimate

is that underestimate is to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc, than what he/she/it actually has while misestimate is to estimate erroneously.

As a noun underestimate

is an estimate or perception that is too low.

underestimate

English

Verb

(underestimat)
  • To perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.

    • Synonyms

    * misunderestimate * misjudge

    Antonyms

    * (to perceive as having lower value) overestimate

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An estimate or perception that is too low.

    • Synonyms

    * underestimation

    See also

    * (wikipedia underestimate)

    misestimate

    English

    Verb

    (misestimat)
  • To estimate erroneously.
    • (John Stuart Mill)
    (Webster 1913)