недооце́нивать — meaning in English
nedootsenivat
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English meaning
- belittle verb To speak of someone or something as less important or impressive than it really is, often to show contempt.
- underestimate verb To judge something to be smaller, less important, or less difficult than it actually is.
- underrate verb To think that someone or something is less good or important than they really are.
- understate verb To describe something as smaller or less important than it really is.
Senses
недооце́нивать is used for these senses in English:
- belittle (transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]
- underestimate (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.
- underrate (transitive) To underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate.
- understate (transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
underestimate — full definition
- verb To judge something to be smaller, less important, or less difficult than it actually is.
- noun An estimate that turns out to be too low.
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