misprized

verb

past tense of misprize
as in underestimated

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  1. underestimated
  2. undervalued
  3. misjudged
  4. tested
Verb
  • The problem is not that any single measure has collapsed, but that the entire framework has begun to reveal internal contradictions its designers underestimated.
    — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Valerian both underestimated the enemy and overestimated Roman military strength.
    — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of underestimated
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  • Rosenblatt initiates Securitize as buy Rosenblatt said the fintech company is undervalued.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • So the documentation is incomplete, the claim is undervalued and the downstream team inherits a chart that doesn't reflect the actual work performed.
    — Mike Valli, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of undervalued
Verb
  • Ginsburg misjudged an unknowable future; Biden failed to respond to a visible present.
    — Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • Rice, back on a hot streak, crushed a 2-2 curveball that went 376 feet — clanking off the wall in center field as Dylan Crews misjudged the wall, crashing into it while trying to make the catch.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of misjudged
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  • Before that, Stewart tested out a pink dip-dye and returned to chestnut brown after a period of time as a bleach blonde.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 July 2026
  • Under cross-examination, Wallace said investigators did not swab or collect two chainsaws found in Burke’s garage because both tested negative for possible traces of blood.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Definition of tested
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