misesteem

verb

Definition of misesteemnext
as in to underestimate

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  1. underestimate
  2. undervalue
  3. overestimate
  4. underrate
Verb
  • Until those outcomes are measured, businesses will continue to underestimate the commercial value of customer conversations.
    — Jesper With-Fogstrup, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Israel has not faced a state-level threat or fought a war against a peer competitor since 1973, which perhaps led it to underestimate the challenge of attacking Iran.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of underestimate
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  • Okta is currently undervalued by the market, but the digital gatekeeper should see its shares continue to rally thanks to rising demand for identity and access management services, according to Wells Fargo.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That suggests the foreign exchange market is significantly undervaluing the yen.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of undervalue
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  • According to some reports, these tests typically overestimate things like range by between 15 percent and 30 percent.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The critic's power stems from the brain's inherent negativity bias, a survival mechanism that overestimates threats.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of overestimate
Verb
  • Kahan’s voice is one of the things about him that may be underrated.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • And don’t underrate how perfectly this first film captures something about Spider-Man’s central tragedy.
    — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of underrate
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“Misesteem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misesteem. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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