Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underestimation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-es-ti-ma-tion
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of underestimating.

Uncountable

noun

An underestimate.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English estimation English underestimation From under- + estimation.

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What does underestimation mean?
The act of underestimating.
Where does underestimation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English estimation English underestimation From under- + estimation.

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