underestimating

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A form of underestimate — To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of underestimate
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APA

underestimating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underestimating

MLA

“underestimating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underestimating. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underestimating,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underestimating.

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