UNDERESTIMATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value

Synonyms:

underestimate; underestimation; underrating; underreckoning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("underestimation" is a kind of...):

approximation; estimate; estimation; idea (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)

Derivation:

underestimate (make too low an estimate of)

underestimate (make a deliberately low estimate)

underestimate (assign too low a value to)