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Underestimation

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underestimateverb(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.
underratingnounan estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
underreckoningnounan estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value

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underratingnounan estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
underreckoningnounan estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
undervaluingnounAn undervaluation.
undervaluationnounThe act of undervaluing, of assigning too low a value to something.
worthlessnessnounThe quality of lacking worth, of being valueless, useless or devoid of benefit.
devaluingnoundevaluation
devaluationnounThe removal or lessening of something's value.
downgradingnounA downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
differencenoun(uncountable) The quality of being different.
depletionnounThe consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
overestimationnoun(uncountable) The act of overestimating.
overestimatenounAn estimate that is too high.
overstatementnounAn exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.
understatementnoun(uncountable, rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect.
underpricingnounThe setting of a price too low.
subestimationnoununderestimation
misunderestimationnoun(nonstandard) An inaccurate underestimation, or an act of misunderestimating; misestimation of the low-side error type.
underestimatornounOne who underestimates.
subestimateverbunderestimate
undermeasurementnounThe process or result of undermeasuring; a measurement that is smaller than it should be.

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