misprize

verb

Definition of misprizenext
as in to misesteem

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  1. underestimate
  2. misjudge
  3. undervalue
  4. test
  5. reevaluate
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  • 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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  • The extent of harm, after all, can be misjudged by those suffering it, and complaints are not always offered by the frightened captive.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Investors are misjudging, and then correcting, who or what will actually capture AI’s value.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of misjudge
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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 the health department, nearly twice as many sample groups of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus this year compared to the same time last year.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The chain is testing the menu item at about 45 Georgia restaurants.
    — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of test
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  • The state was forced to reevaluate paraquat following legislation from former Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), which required regulators to decide whether to retain, cancel or suspend its registration, or create new restrictions.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Problems with the compactor, along with increasing waste volumes, have led the city to reevaluate how trash and organic waste are collected at the plaza, staff said.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of reevaluate
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