misprizing

verb

present participle of misprize
as in misesteeming

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  1. underestimating
  2. undervaluing
  3. misjudging
  4. testing
  5. analyzing
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  • No rival will ever again make the fatal error of underestimating Bronin.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Target defenders who defend The biggest mistake many managers made last season was underestimating the value of DEFCON points.
    — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of underestimating
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  • That suggests the foreign exchange market is significantly undervaluing the yen.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Stop undervaluing yourself, period.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Definition of undervaluing
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  • Rather than collisions caused by surrounding traffic, these incidents involved the vehicle misjudging objects directly in its path.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
  • Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar hit the barriers after misjudging a chicane.
    — Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Definition of misjudging
Verb
  • The ratings aren’t as important as testing it out yourself and reading customer reviews.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • What pre-season is for is establishing contingencies, testing out options, and building dynamics.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of testing
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  • Hofstadter is brilliant at analyzing types that feel quite familiar to us today—the crusading urban progressive, the small-town conspiracy theorist.
    — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
  • While designers and merchants remain in control of strategic decisions, AI enhances their expertise by analyzing demand signals, surfacing insights and recommending actions that humans can evaluate.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of analyzing
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“Misprizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misprizing. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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