undervaluation

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noun

The act of undervaluing, of assigning too low a value to something.

Similar
undervalueunderweening
Opposite
overvaluation
OriginEnglish valuation ← Middle English under- ← Old English under- →
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Meanings

nounundervaluation (countable and uncountable, plural undervaluations)

plural undervaluations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of undervaluing, of assigning too low a value to something.

    Synonyms: undervalue, underweening · Antonyms: overvaluation

  2. countableuncountableAn assigned value that is inappropriately low.

    Synonyms: undervalue, underweening · Antonyms: overvaluation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of undervaluing, of assigning too low a value to something.

Similar
undervalueunderweening
Opposite
overvaluation

nounAn assigned value that is inappropriately low.

Similar
undervalueunderweening
Opposite
overvaluation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Englishvaluation
  13. Englishundervaluation

From under- + valuation.

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Translations

Spanish infravaloración
  • infravaloraciónTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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