underexaggerate

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verb

To understate.

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Meanings

verbunderexaggerate (third-person singular simple present underexaggerates, present participle underexaggerating, simple past and past participle underexaggerated)

present singular third person underexaggerates · participle present underexaggerating · participle past underexaggerated · past underexaggerated

  1. ambitransitiverareTo understate.

    Academics tend to be very sceptical of oil forecasts made by the major oil companies as they underexaggerate the probable amounts of oil in the world.

    1983, International Symposium on Theory and Practice in Transport
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    Without the services of a qualified polygrapher, the defendant will almost always underexaggerate or lie about his or others' involvement in the conspiracy.

    2003, Gregory D Lee, Global Drug Enforcement

Origin

From under- + exaggerate, rather illogically, since this might be expected to mean to exaggerate but insufficiently.

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

Chicago

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

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