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misunderestimation en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English underestimation English misunderestimation From mis- + underestimation.

Meanings

1. (countable, nonstandard, uncountable) An inaccurate underestimation, or an act of misunderestimating; misestimation of the low-side error type.
   • We find even in our own agency very significant misunderestimations of the effectiveness. 1983, "Mr. Peck", Department of Transportation and related agencies appropriations for 1984: Hearings, page 157:
   • This is not the first time our president has worried about misunderestimation, so it’s fair to regard this not as a slip of the tongue, but as something the president of the United States thinks is a word. 2009 January 15, Gail Collins, “He’s Leaving. Really.”, in New York Times:

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misestimation