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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 underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate.
  • understate verb To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.

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

  1. verb To judge something to be smaller, less important, or less difficult than it actually is.
  2. noun An estimate that turns out to be too low.

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