misestimate

verb

ˌmis-ˈe-stə-ˌmāt How to pronounce misestimate (audio)
Definition of misestimatenext
as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding sorely misestimated the character of the young man they hired to look after their vacation home

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misestimate
  1. misunderstand
  2. underestimate
  3. mistake
  4. misjudge
  5. miscalculate
Verb
  • Wicked follows Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba, who has been misunderstood her whole life because of her green skin.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Proponents of this myth point to (and often misunderstand) housing vacancy data.
    Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of misunderstand
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  • After years of being maligned and underestimated — though never by his managers or his fellow professionals — the accolades were coming in abundance.
    Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Yamazaki Home Adjustable Lid & Pan Organizer $46 Amazon $47 Food52 $47 Yamazaki Don’t underestimate the benefit of grabbing the relevant cookware without having to do some sort of kitchen pot-and-pan Jenga.
    Alex Ronan, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of underestimate
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  • Federal government officials have downplayed the reports in recent days and insisted the objects don't pose a public safety or national security threat, and in some cases, may simply be normal commercial air traffic mistaken for drones.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In some cases, people mistake planes for drones The number of drones flying over the East Coast and the identity of those behind the activity remain unclear.
    Rhona Tarrant, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of mistake
Verb
  • None of these visions, however, proved tractable: Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran misjudged the strength of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli society, and the U.S.-Israeli alliance.
    Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But later, on a punt return, Hardy misjudged the ball due to the wind and barely secured the catch.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
Definition of misjudge
Verb
  • Too often, a high-risk plan has been miscalculated, and opponents have punished Postecoglou's men.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Like many classic early episodes, this focuses ruthlessly on its A story and keeps a tight leash on its tone, which might’ve gone from brutally farcical to brutally unpleasant in an instant had a single gag been miscalculated.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of miscalculate
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