"underestimate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: underestimates [plural]
Etymology: under- + estimate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|estimate}} under- + estimate Head templates: {{en-noun}} underestimate (plural underestimates)
  1. An estimate that is too low. Synonyms: underestimation Translations (an estimate that is too low): թերագնահատում (tʻeragnahatum) (Armenian), недаацэ́нка (njedaacénka) [feminine] (Belarusian), недооце́нка (nedoocénka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), onderschatting [feminine] (Dutch), alhainen arvio (Finnish), aliarviointi (Finnish), sous-estimation [feminine] (French), Unterschätzung [feminine] (German), sottostima [feminine] (Italian), sottovalutazione [feminine] (Italian), niedocenienie [neuter] (Polish), niedoszacowanie [neuter] (Polish), zbyt niskie oszacowanie [neuter] (Polish), недооце́нка (nedoocénka) [feminine] (Russian), underskattning [common-gender] (Swedish), undervärdering [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-underestimate-en-noun-iiTnf-w6 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 34 34 32

Verb [English]

Forms: underestimates [present, singular, third-person], underestimating [participle, present], underestimated [participle, past], underestimated [past]
Etymology: under- + estimate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|estimate}} under- + estimate Head templates: {{en-verb}} underestimate (third-person singular simple present underestimates, present participle underestimating, simple past and past participle underestimated)
  1. (transitive) To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has. Tags: transitive Translations (to perceive as having lower value): اِسْتَخَفَّ (istaḵaffa) (Arabic), اِسْتَهَانَ (istahāna) (Arabic), թերագնահատել (tʻeragnahatel) (Armenian), недаацэ́ньваць (njedaacénʹvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), недаацані́ць (njedaacanícʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), подценя́вам (podcenjávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), подценя́ (podcenjá) [perfective] (Bulgarian), subestimar (Catalan), 低估 (dīgū) (Chinese Mandarin), podcenit (Czech), undervurdere (Danish), onderschatten (Dutch), subtaksi (Esperanto), aliarvioida (Finnish), sous-estimer (French), subestimar (Galician), unterschätzen (German), υποτιμώ (ypotimó) (Greek), υποεκτιμώ (ypoektimó) (Greek), זִלְזֵל (zilzél) (Hebrew), alábecsül (Hungarian), sottovalutare (Italian), sottostimare (Italian), 過小評価する (kashōhyōka suru) (Japanese), 侮る (anadoru) (Japanese), 舐める (nameru) (Japanese), ënnerschätzen (Luxembourgish), undervurdere (Norwegian Bokmål), undervurdere (Norwegian Nynorsk), zaniżać [imperfective] (Polish), zaniżyć [perfective] (Polish), nie doceniać (Polish), menosprezar (Portuguese), subestimar (Portuguese), fazer pouco (Portuguese), subevalua (Romanian), subestima (Romanian), недооце́нивать (nedoocénivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), недооцени́ть (nedoocenítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), подцењивати [imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), подценити [perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), podceňovať [imperfective] (Slovak), podceniť [perfective] (Slovak), podcenjevati [imperfective] (Slovene), podceniti [perfective] (Slovene), subestimar (Spanish), underskatta (Swedish), undervärdera (Swedish), maliitin (Tagalog), తక్కువ అంచనా వేయు (takkuva añcanā vēyu) (Telugu), ดูถูกดูแคลน (duu tùuk duu klæn) (Thai), azımsamak (Turkish), hafife almak (Turkish), küçümsemek (Turkish), недооці́нювати (nedoocínjuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), недооціни́ти (nedoocinýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-underestimate-en-verb-QMW8VTqQ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of 'to perceive as having lower value': 68 32
  2. (transitive) To perceive or expect (someone or something) to be less significant or difficult than it actually is. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underestimate-en-verb-lwBN8xQG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 16 62 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 34 34 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: belittle, make light of, misjudge, misunderestimate Derived forms: nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people, nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American people Coordinate_terms: understate

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "nameru",
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          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
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          "word": "nie doceniać"
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          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
          "word": "subevalua"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
          "word": "subestima"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nedoocénivatʹ",
          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "недооце́нивать"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nedoocenítʹ",
          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
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          "word": "подцењивати"
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          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
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          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "podceňovať"
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          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
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          "word": "podcenjevati"
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          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
          "word": "subestimar"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
          "word": "underskatta"
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          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
          "word": "undervärdera"
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
          "word": "maliitin"
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          "_dis1": "68 32",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "takkuva añcanā vēyu",
          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
          "word": "తక్కువ అంచనా వేయు"
        },
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          "_dis1": "68 32",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "duu tùuk duu klæn",
          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
          "word": "ดูถูกดูแคลน"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
          "word": "azımsamak"
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          "_dis1": "68 32",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
          "word": "hafife almak"
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          "_dis1": "68 32",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
          "word": "küçümsemek"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nedoocínjuvaty",
          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nedoocinýty",
          "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
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          "roman": "tʻeragnahatum",
          "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
          "word": "թերագնահատում"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "njedaacénka",
          "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "недаацэ́нка"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nedoocénka",
          "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "недооце́нка"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "onderschatting"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
          "word": "alhainen arvio"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
          "word": "aliarviointi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sous-estimation"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Unterschätzung"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sottostima"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sottovalutazione"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "niedocenienie"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "niedoszacowanie"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "zbyt niskie oszacowanie"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nedoocénka",
          "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "недооце́нка"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "underskattning"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "undervärdering"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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}
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    }
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      "word": "understate"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people"
    },
    {
      "word": "nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American people"
    }
  ],
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    }
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      "form": "underestimates",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "underestimating",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2023 September 6, Philip Haigh, “£30 billion plan to transform the rail network in Ireland”, in RAIL, number 991, page 25",
          "text": "It recalls the business case for Scotland's reopening of the Borders Railway to Tweedbank, that British Rail closed in 1969. The review says the business case for this was at best borderline, but goes on to say that the case greatly underestimated passenger demand and that the railway Scotland built has capped its capacity.",
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        }
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          "quantity"
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          "worth"
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        "(transitive) 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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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I totally underestimated the task."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To perceive or expect (someone or something) to be less significant or difficult than it actually is."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To perceive or expect (someone or something) to be less significant or difficult than it actually is."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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      "word": "belittle"
    },
    {
      "word": "make light of"
    },
    {
      "word": "misjudge"
    },
    {
      "word": "misunderestimate"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "istaḵaffa",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "اِسْتَخَفَّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "istahāna",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "اِسْتَهَانَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tʻeragnahatel",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "թերագնահատել"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "njedaacénʹvacʹ",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "недаацэ́ньваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "njedaacanícʹ",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "недаацані́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podcenjávam",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подценя́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podcenjá",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подценя́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "subestimar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dīgū",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "低估"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "podcenit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "undervurdere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "onderschatten"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "subtaksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "aliarvioida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "sous-estimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "subestimar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "unterschätzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypotimó",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "υποτιμώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypoektimó",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "υποεκτιμώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "zilzél",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "זִלְזֵל"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "alábecsül"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "sottovalutare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "sottostimare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kashōhyōka suru",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "過小評価する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "anadoru",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "侮る"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nameru",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "舐める"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "ënnerschätzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "undervurdere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "undervurdere"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zaniżać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zaniżyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "nie doceniać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "menosprezar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "subestimar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "fazer pouco"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "subevalua"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "subestima"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nedoocénivatʹ",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "недооце́нивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nedoocenítʹ",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "недооцени́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подцењивати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подценити"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "podceňovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "podceniť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "podcenjevati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "podceniti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "subestimar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "underskatta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "undervärdera"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "maliitin"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "takkuva añcanā vēyu",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "తక్కువ అంచనా వేయు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "duu tùuk duu klæn",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "ดูถูกดูแคลน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "azımsamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "hafife almak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "word": "küçümsemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nedoocínjuvaty",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "недооці́нювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nedoocinýty",
      "sense": "to perceive as having lower value",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "недооціни́ти"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "underestimate"
  ],
  "word": "underestimate"
}

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "overestimate"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "English 5-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with under-",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "under- + estimate",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "underestimates",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "underestimate (plural underestimates)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "An estimate that is too low."
      ],
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          "estimate"
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          "low"
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      "word": "underestimation"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tʻeragnahatum",
      "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
      "word": "թերագնահատում"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "njedaacénka",
      "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "недаацэ́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nedoocénka",
      "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "недооце́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "onderschatting"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
      "word": "alhainen arvio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
      "word": "aliarviointi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sous-estimation"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Unterschätzung"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sottostima"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sottovalutazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "niedocenienie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "niedoszacowanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zbyt niskie oszacowanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nedoocénka",
      "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "недооце́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "underskattning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an estimate that is too low",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "undervärdering"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "underestimate"
  ],
  "word": "underestimate"
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.