Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underjudge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-judge
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To judge too little or below accepted standards.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Some men will underjudge the distance."
""This ain't gonna be pretty. Tanjo's the best archer amongst us, but he's arrogant and liable to underjudge an opponent. Play possum if you can, make him think he doesn't have to try too hard to beat you.""

Etymology

From under- + judge.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

underjudges (present, singular) underjudging (participle, present) underjudged (participle, past) underjudged (past)

Synonyms

underapproximate underestimate misunderestimate sell short underguess underjudge underrate underreckon understate

Antonyms

overjudge overapproximate overestimate overhold overrate overreckon overstate overthink

Questions

What does underjudge mean?: To judge too little or below accepted standards.
Where does underjudge come from?: From under- + judge.

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