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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  • Most managers only use AI for basic tasks like email cleanup, underestimating its true disruptive power.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Coach Lionel Scaloni and De Paul warned against underestimating the West African island nation, which finished runner-up in Group H after a 0-0 draw against Spain, 2-2 draw against Uruguay at Hard Rock Stadium, and 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
Definition of underestimating
Verb
  • Stop undervaluing yourself, period.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • For most of their history, the Panthers have gotten by with mediocre safeties, undervaluing a position that can be manned by a real game-changer.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of undervaluing
Verb
  • 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
  • Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday debuted its Atlanta Technology Center in west Midtown, a facility designed to consolidate the automaker’s North American back-end and testing operations in one place.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
  • The three-month ban that Sinner served last year after testing positive for an anabolic steroid did not come up.
    — Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Definition of testing
Verb
  • There, the visual cortex begins analyzing its color, shape, speed and direction.
    — Michelle Spear, Scientific American, 11 July 2026
  • The new Auto trim feature acts as a one-tap solution, automatically analyzing the video and cutting out unnecessary footage to shorten the timeline.
    — Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of analyzing
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“Misprizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misprizing. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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