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UNDERRATING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value

Synonyms:

underestimate; underestimation; underrating; underreckoning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("underrating" is a kind of...):

approximation; estimate; estimation; idea (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)

Derivation:

underrate (make too low an estimate of)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb underrate

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