underestimate

tr.v., -mat·ed, -mat·ing, -mates.
To make too low an estimate of the quantity, degree, or worth of.

n. (-ĕs'tə-mĭt)
An estimate that is or proves to be too low.

underestimation un'der·es'ti·ma'tion n.

v

Definition: minimize; rate too low
Antonyms: exaggerate, maximize, overestimate

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
  Synonyms: underestimation, underrating, underreckoning

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The verb underestimate has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: assign too low a value to
  Synonym: undervalue
  Antonym: overestimate (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: make a deliberately low estimate
  Synonym: lowball

Meaning #3: make too low an estimate of
  Synonym: underrate
  Antonym: overestimate (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - undervurdere
n. - nedvurdering

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderschatten, te laag schatten, onderschatting, te lage schatting

Français (French)
v. tr. - sous-estimer
n. - sous-estimation

Deutsch (German)
v. - unterschätzen
n. - Unterschätzung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υποτιμώ, δεν εκτιμώ σωστά, υποεκτιμώ
n. - κακή εκτίμηση

Italiano (Italian)
sottovalutare, sottovalutazione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - subestimar
n. - subestimação (f)

Русский (Russian)
недооценивать, недооценка

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - subestimar, menospreciar, infravalorar
n. - infravaloración, apreciación errónea, presupuesto demasiado bajo, menosprecio, desestima

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - underskatta, värdera för lågt
n. - underskattning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
低估, 看轻

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 低估, 看輕
n. - 低估

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 적게 어림하다, 과소 평가하다
n. - 과소평가, 경시

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 安く見積もる, 見くびる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) بخس التقدير, لم يقدره حق قدره, استخف ب (الاسم) تقدير بخس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮לא העריך כראוי, זלזל ב-, אמד בסכום נמוך‬
n. - ‮הערכה נמוכה מדיי‬

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