misesteem

verb

Definition of misesteemnext
as in to underestimate

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  1. underestimate
  2. undervalue
  3. overestimate
  4. underrate
Verb
  • The challenge occurs if the asset allocation underestimates the need for growth, should retirees live much longer than backward-looking life expectancy tables suggest.
    — Christopher Poch, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The imbalance between students and the companies competing for their attention should not be underestimated.
    — Paul Jester, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of underestimate
Verb
  • Since managers reliably undervalue the innovator, don't leave sharing to their goodwill.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Bank of America upgrades T-Mobile to buy from neutral Bank of America said shares are undervalued.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of undervalue
Verb
  • But both industries may have overestimated an entertainment economy increasingly comfortable confusing quantity with quality.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 July 2026
  • Historian Sandgruber describes how Alois Hitler wrote his 1895 letters in a deeply smug, anti-clerical manner that overestimated his abilities.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
Definition of overestimate
Verb
  • Research consistently shows that Black women’s pain is underrated, their concerns dismissed, and their symptoms attributed to non-clinical causes.
    — Ashoka, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Berchild is a hardworking player with good skill and a good shot; people at the program will argue he’s been underrated.
    — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 27 June 2026
Definition of underrate
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