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underestimate

/ʌndərˈɛstɪmeɪt/

US pronunciation
American sound/ʌndərˈɛstɪmeɪt/
ʌndərˈɛstɪmeɪt
Syllables
5 syllables
Stress
3rd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

ʌndər - ˈɛstɪmeɪt -> underestimate

Myanmar meaning

(n) လျော့တွက်ခြင်း။ (v) (အန္တရာယ် အလုပ်အနည်းအများ စသည်ကို) လျော့တွက်သည်။ တန်ရာတန်ကြေး ထက်လျော့၍တွက်သည်။ underestimates, underestimated, underestimating

Full entry

underestimate / ʌndǝr'estÇmeÇt / v

၁။ လျှော့တွက်သည်။ underestimate the cost/ danger/ difficulty of the expedition ❍ We underestimated the time it would take to get there.
၂။ အထင်သေးသည်။ Never underestimate your opponent (ie think that you will beat her or him easily). Compare UNDERRATE
/ -mǝt / n
လျှော့တွက်ချက်။ The number of deaths on the roads predicted for the year proved to be a serious underestimate. Compare OVERESTIMATE

More examples
  • Their big mistake was to underestimate their opponents’ skill in handling the news media.
  • We had seriously underestimated the cost of fitting a new kitchen.
  • The importance of a good diet should not be underestimated.
Synonyms
undervalue, underrate, misjudge, miscalculate, take too lightly, belittle, deprecate, depreciate, disesteem, disparage, litotes, make light of, miscarry, not do justice, oversimplification, put down, sell short, slight, think too little of, underestimation, understatement
Antonyms
approve, commend, compliment, exaggerate, flatter, laud, maximize, overestimate, overrate, overvalue, praise, value
Cross references
undervalueunderratemisjudgemiscalculatetake too lightlybelittledeprecatedepreciatedisesteemdisparagelitotesmake light ofmiscarrynot do justiceoversimplificationput downsell shortslightthink too little ofunderestimationunderstatementapprovecommendcomplimentexaggerateflatterlaudmaximize
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